Falling real rates put US ‘at risk of financial instability’, says Kocherlakota

Minneapolis Fed chief says US should consider raising debt levels

narayana-minneapolis
Narayana Kocherlakota

US long-run real interest rates in conditions of full employment have seen a "notable decline" over the last decade, increasing the threats to the economy, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis president Narayana Kocherlakota said in a speech on August 19.

Policy-makers need to drive the cost of debt down, Kocherlakota told an audience at the Bank of Korea conference in Seoul. If they do not, they risk financial instability and monetary policy stranded at the lower bound.

Kocherlakota defined the

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.