{"id":53613,"date":"2025-09-25T08:08:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T12:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/feds-miran-pushes-for-aggressive-rate-cuts-amid-sanguine-growth-outlook-ukraine-allegedly-targets-kursk-npp\/53613\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T08:08:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T12:08:30","slug":"feds-miran-pushes-for-aggressive-rate-cuts-amid-sanguine-growth-outlook-ukraine-allegedly-targets-kursk-npp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/feds-miran-pushes-for-aggressive-rate-cuts-amid-sanguine-growth-outlook-ukraine-allegedly-targets-kursk-npp\/53613\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed&#8217;s Miran Pushes for Aggressive Rate Cuts Amid Sanguine Growth Outlook; Ukraine Allegedly Targets Kursk NPP"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran is advocating for substantial monetary policy easing<\/strong>, asserting that the current policy is <strong>150-200 basis points too restrictive<\/strong> and suggesting a path of <strong>half-point rate cuts<\/strong> to achieve a neutral stance within six months.<\/li>\n<li>Miran maintains a <strong>more optimistic economic growth forecast<\/strong> than many of his Fed colleagues, projecting a &quot;decent shot&quot; at <strong>3% growth<\/strong> for the second half of 2025 and into 2026, citing positive impacts from tax and regulatory policies, and immigration.<\/li>\n<li>He anticipates a <strong>decline in shelter inflation<\/strong> over the next 6-12 months and downplays concerns about <em>tariff-driven inflation<\/em>, highlighting a divergence of views within the Federal Reserve on these economic factors.<\/li>\n<li>In a separate development, <strong>Ukraine allegedly attempted to attack the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant<\/strong>, according to reports from Tass, escalating geopolitical tensions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran has emerged as a vocal proponent for a more accommodative monetary policy, asserting that the current stance is <strong>150-200 basis points too restrictive<\/strong>. He expressed a desire for the Fed to move &quot;a lot closer to neutral&quot; within the next six months, suggesting that this could be achieved through a series of <strong>half-point rate cuts<\/strong>. Miran was the lone dissenter in the Federal Open Market Committee&#39;s (FOMC) recent decision to cut rates by a quarter point, instead advocating for a larger 50-basis-point reduction.<\/p>\n<p>Miran&#39;s perspective diverges from many of his colleagues, particularly regarding the economic outlook and inflationary pressures. He is &quot;probably more sanguine on growth&quot; than others at the Fed, seeing a &quot;decent shot at <strong>3% growth for the second half of 2025 and into 2026<\/strong>&quot;. He attributes this potential growth to changes in <strong>tax and regulatory policy<\/strong>, as well as immigration. Miran also believes that <strong>shelter inflation will decline in the next 6-12 months<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding inflation more broadly, Miran finds &quot;no material evidence of tariff driven inflation,&quot; a view that he notes seems to be &quot;holding up others on the Fed&quot;. He further suggests that <strong>tariff revenues pouring in are driving down the neutral rate<\/strong>. Miran also highlighted that other Fed members are &quot;not accounting for the population growth shock due to immigration changes,&quot; emphasizing that &quot;huge population swings have material consequences&quot;. The long-term response to the Fed&#39;s most recent rate cut was described as &quot;muted&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>In geopolitical news, Russian state media outlet Tass reported that <strong>Ukraine allegedly attempted to attack the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant<\/strong>. This incident, if confirmed, could further intensify the ongoing conflict and raise concerns about nuclear safety in the region. Previous reports from August 2025 indicated that a drone strike had damaged an auxiliary transformer at the Kursk plant, leading to a 50% reduction in the output of one of its reactors, though radiation levels remained normal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran is advocating for substantial monetary policy easing, asserting that the current policy is 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