# Professor Kim Schoenholtz weighs in on the Federal Reserve's upcoming interest rate decision

1 Faculty News September 14, 2015 ![MarketWatch logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/marketwatch%20logo.jpg?itok=pHUVfozf)>

Excerpt from [MarketWatch](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/for-the-first-time-in-years-fed-decision-is-truly-a-toss-up-2015-09-13) -- "[Schoenholtz](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/kim-schoenholtz) said he thinks the Fed will stand pat and try to reinforce the message that rate hikes could occur later this year. When the Fed hikes rates, it seeks to tighten financial conditions, he noted."

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