Finance

Guggenheim’s Walsh Says Fed Has Room to Cut Interest Rates Now

WATCH: Guggenheim Partners Investment Management CIO Anne Walsh says the Federal Reserve may have room to lower interest rates but must be cautious not to appear as though it is “kowtowing” to political pressure from President Donald Trump. Walsh speaks with David Rubenstein on this week’s episode of Bloomberg Wealth. This interview was recorded June 9 in New York.Source: Bloomberg

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By Jayna Rohslau

July 3, 2025 at 8:19 AM EDT

The Federal Reserve has room to cut interest rates as elevated uncertainty and the impact of tariffs ripple across the economy, said Anne Walsh, chief investment officer of Guggenheim Partners Investment Management.

“If I were the Fed, I’d start to think about going ahead and lowering rates,” Walsh said in a Bloomberg Television interview with David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chairman of Carlyle Group Inc. “Real rates are very high right now relative to history.”