Steve Cohen, Marc Lasry see US rates falling

• Steve Cohen and Marc Lasry discussed US rate policy at different sessions at the SALT conference in New York
• Cohen “of the belief that interest rates are going to go lower”; Lasry sees a fall within six months
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Hedge fund managers Steve Cohen and Marc Lasry believe the US will lower rates earlier than widely anticipated, a key topic at the New York SALT conference this year.

The veteran founders of Point72 Asset Management and Avenue Capital Group went against consensus opinion among several speakers and delegates that rates will stay higher for longer.