Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said Monday that interest rates are exerting too much pressure on the US economy. Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg/Getty Images Washington —

Central bankers are underestimating how much pressure interest rates are putting on America’s labor market, said Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, in prepared remarks Monday.

“I view policy as very restrictive, (and) believe it poses material risks to the Fed’s

employment mandate,” Miran is set to say during his first speech in his new role, at an event in New York. Miran was previously head of Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, but has taken leave from that position to serve a vacated term on the Fed’s Board.

The Fed last week lowered borrowing costs for the f

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