• the date of lift-off has been moved forward significantly
  • in numbers continue to show this good behaviour then would expect just a little bit earlier lift-off
  • says he feels less at odds with his colleagues
  • doesn’t hear much talk anymore about risk of deflation
  • the real test will be the wage data
  • very pleased with where the Fed seem to be moving
  • pleased with the way the Fed described being closer to 25 inflation goal

Fed’s Fisher enjoying the moment on CNBC but USD doesn’t seem so impressed with his repeated hawkish talk and is largely unchanged as the main event approaches