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Kansas City Fed President Esther George said officials don't want to raise interest rates by so much that policy becomes overly restrictive and the economy can avoid a sharp downturn.
January 20 -
Bullard says Fed rates need to stay on tighter side in 2023
January 18 -
"I expect that we will raise rates a few more times this year, though, to my mind, the days of us raising them 75 basis points at a time have surely passed," Harker said.
January 12 -
Downshifting to a smaller move from the more aggressive rate increases the Fed rolled out last year would give officials more time to see how their actions are affecting the economy, Collins said.
January 11 -
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George said the U.S. central bank should raise its benchmark interest rate above 5% and hold it there well into 2024 to bring inflation down.
January 5 -
"It will be appropriate to continue to raise rates at least at the next few meetings until we are confident inflation has peaked," Kashkari said.
January 4 -
Some analysts see the Federal Reserve cutting rates in late 2023, but others expect no rate cuts before 2024.
December 28 -
It is not clear whether FOMC members truly believe their higher inflation and interest rate forecasts, or if they are being overly hawkish to prevent further market exuberance.
December 20Keel Point -
Many believe the Federal Reserve will slow down rate increases beginning in December.. Steve Friedman, senior macroeconomist at MacKay Shields, will join us the day after the meeting to discuss what was done and what he expects in the future.
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"This week will likely have been the last active week of the year, but it turned out to be quite eventful," according to Barclays PLC.
December 16