Fed's new board member Milan clarified the communication with Trump, emphasizing that the decision on interest rate cuts is made independently.

On September 20, Fed's new board member Milan made a public clarification on Friday regarding his communication with President Trump, emphasizing that his voting decision at this week's monetary policy meeting was made independently, without any political interference. Previously, the Fed announced a 25 basis point rate cut, but Milan cast a dissenting vote in this rate decision, arguing that the cut should be expanded to 50 basis points. He explained afterward that this decision was based on his independent judgment of the economic situation. In response to external concerns, Milan stated that before the announcement of this rate decision, he had only had a brief communication with President Trump. He revealed, "He (Trump) called me on Tuesday morning just to congratulate me, that's it." Milan emphasized that the two "never discussed how I should vote, nor did we mention my position in the Fed's economic projections summary dot plot." ( Jin10 )