Fed governors Michelle Bowman, Christopher Waller voted against leaving rates steady — most dissents since 1993

Fonte: New York Post

The Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates steady following the end of a two-day policy meeting on Wednesday generated the largest number of dissenting votes by governors at the central bank in just over three decades. Governor Christopher Waller and Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman cast votes against the decision to hold the central bank’s benchmark overnight interest rate unchanged in the 4. 25%-4.