HKS Authors

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Frank and Denie Weil Director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government (on leave)
Charles W. Eliot University Professor

Abstract

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers says the situation facing Powell’s Fed is unlike anything in modern history, and says the rate cut shifts the balance of risk more towards inflation rather than unemployment.. But, how loose is too loose?

Citation

Summers, Lawrence H. "Larry Summers on Powell: Fed Faces 'Unprecedented' Inflation vs Jobs Dilemma." Wall Street Week, Bloomberg TV, September 19, 2025.