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Waller believes the economy will enter recession despite his calls for rate cuts.
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False. Waller "acknowledged that tariffs are a tax on the consumer that will slow growth, but he doesn't see a recession in his economic forecast." This optimistic outlook supports his rate cut advoca...
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