It wouldn't be surprising if the Fed cuts rates, policy expert says

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'The economy is strong. There are some headwinds,' Nellie Liang, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, says. 'The monetary policy could cut rates to support the economy, but it doesn't solve the underlying issues that currently face the economy.'

President Trump continues to blast the Fed and Chairman Powell for not moving fast enough to lower interest rates.

This comes as Fed officials get ready to gather at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium. Nellie Liang, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Vincent Reinhart, chief economist at BNY Mellon, join "Squawk Box" to discuss.

 

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This is mostly right but I think it still overstates the potential benefit of a rate cut. Rates are not high enough to be slowing the economy and we already proved that ZIRP and QE don't matter. And Japan and Europe prove it every day.

If the economy is strong, why does it need support?

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