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BUSINESS, Page 57Business NotesINTEREST RATESThe Sniping May Backfire
While Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is a loyal
Republican, he has taken pains to avoid any appearance of
partisanship. And for its part, the Bush Administration has
refrained from publicly admonishing Greenspan over monetary policy.
But that restraint evaporated last week when Budget Director
Richard Darman, appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, accused the
Federal Reserve Board of keeping interest rates too high because
of an exaggerated concern about inflation. "If we do have a
recession, I think it will be because they erred on the side of
caution," said Darman.
Rather than disavow the Budget Director's comments, Bush told
a news conference on Tuesday that "I can feel very comfortable with
his sallying forth and saying that." While Darman's critique was
not directed at Greenspan personally, former Federal Reserve
Governor Lyle Gramley thinks the ploy may backfire. Said he: "The
Fed cannot be seen as knuckling under to pressure from the
Administration."