Former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve, Lael Brainard, at the NPR New York Bureau
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Federal Reserve is meeting to make its interest rate decision after the government shutdown delayed key economic data. Today on the show, we talk to the former Vice Chair of the Fed, Lael Brainard, about what she would do with interest rates in this critical yet foggy economic moment.
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