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Mester: Expect Will Be In Position To Reduce Rates Sometime Later This Year
Fed’s Mester: Cutting Rates Too Soon Risks Undermining All Of The FOMC’s Good Work
— LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) March 7, 2024
- I Expect We Will Be In A Position To Reduce Rates Sometime Later This Year
- January Inflation Report Shows That We Need To Be Cautious
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Fed’s Mester: FOMC Will Begin To Discuss Reducing The Pace Of Balance Sheet Runoff This Month
— LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) March 7, 2024
- At Some Point The FOMC Will Slow The Pace Of Runoff
- We Need To Balance The Risks To Achieving Dual Mandate When Determining Monetary Policy
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Fed’s Mester: if Economy Meets Forecasts, Rate Cuts Likely Later This Year
— DB News TradFi (@DBNewswire) March 7, 2024
Mester: Fed Has ‘Luxury’ of Holding Steady While Taking in More Data
Mester: Expects Fed Will Be Able to Lower Rates Gradually
Mester: Expects to Move Toward 2% Inflation Target Over Time
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Mester: Brief Remarks About the U.S. Economy and Monetary Policy
It is a real pleasure to speak with the European Economics and Financial Centre once again. I especially look forward to taking your questions because I learn a lot from hearing what is on your mind. Let me help frame our discussion by giving some brief remarks about the U.S. economy and monetary policy. Of course, these will be my views and not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve System or of my colleagues on the Federal Open Market Committee. The economy and monetary policy have been on quite a journey since I last spoke to you two years ago. Today, I would say that both the economy and monetary policy are in ... (full story)