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Howard Lutnick: “If we cut interest rates 100 basis points, you're going to…”

Featuring: Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce | National

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Published | Video Starts at 06:29

But basically it was designed to have the United States be mediocre. And Donald Trump thinks, make America great again. Why can't we have growth if we have low inflate inflation, have low interest rates, and If we cut interest rates 100 basis points, you're going to see the United States grow 6% or more. And that is something that no economist has ever thought was even possible. And you're going to see it in the United States of America in the back end of 2026 when rates finally start to get. (06:29–06:37)

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Predicts U.S. growth of 6% or more if interest rates are cut by 100 basis points.

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