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Robert Kaplan Says Fed Can Wait One Meeting Before Raising Rates
Robert Kaplan, a Goldman Sachs vice chairman and former head of the Dallas Federal Reserve, says the Federal Reserve can wait one meeting before raising rates.
He says the central bank should keep assessing economic indicators during that time.
His view concerns the timing of a possible rate increase.
The delay would give officials more time to judge economic data before deciding whether to raise rates.
The decision matters because it would affect when the central bank next considers a rate increase.
Kaplan says the Fed can wait for one meeting; no later decision is specified.
Robert Kaplan says the Federal Reserve can wait one meeting before raising interest rates.
Kaplan said the central bank should continue assessing economic indicators.
Kaplan is Goldman Sachs’ vice chairman and a former Dallas Fed chief.
Bloomberg published the report on October 28, 2026.
- Who
- Robert Kaplan, Goldman Sachs vice chairman and former Dallas Fed chief.
- What
- He said the Federal Reserve can wait one meeting before raising rates.
- When
- October 28, 2026, the report’s publication date.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The central bank can continue assessing economic indicators before raising rates.
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- Speaker
- Robert Kaplan
- Current role
- Goldman Sachs vice chairman
- Former role
- Dallas Fed chief
- Rate decision timing
- Wait one meeting before raising rates
- Report date
- October 28, 2026