Esther George on Interest Rate Cuts, CRE, Bank Failures, and

Esther George on Interest Rate Cuts, CRE, Bank Failures, and Everything in Between

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The former Kansas City Fed president talks about the persistence of inflation, when the central bank is likely to lower interest rates, how worried she is about office CRE, the lessons from the failures of three regional banks last year, whether she supports a central bank digital currency, and the future of community banks.

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