Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Randal Quarles pushed back Friday against the idea of creating a strict rule for the central bank’s interest rate decisions, a proposal advanced in recent days by Stephen Moore, President Trump’s pick to join the Fed.

Quarles also said that he could see a scenario where the Fed raises rates in the near future. Moore has called for cutting rates.

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