Desmond Lachman, a former IMF deputy director, says there are "plenty of reasons to worry" about the US economy in the months ahead.
Another risk is the prospect of a second Trump presidency, given his proposed policies around tariffs and taxes, Lachman said.
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"The Fed could cut interest rates midmeeting but that would be because the sky was falling.
But if the sky is not falling, the Fed doesn't want to give the impression that the sky is falling," Lachman said.
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