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Bostic Not In A Mad Dash Hurry To Get To 2% Inflation

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Bostic ('24 voter) in Q&A:
  • Q: Is this latest rise in inflation an anomaly?
  • Bostic: Inflation is too high and we need to get it to our 2% target. It used to be a whole lot higher but we still have a ways to go. I have long suspected that the pathway to 2% is going to slower than people expect and it’ll be bumpy.
  • The more important thing is what direction the trend line is going in, and it’s still going the way we want it to, but it’s slow. The economy is producing a lot of jobs and if that can happen while inflation moves towards 2% then I’m comfortable being patient. I think our stance is restrictive and it will get eventually us to 2%, but I’m not in a mad dash hurry to get there if all these other goods things are happening. I’ll be watching labor markets for job creation and wages.
  • My outlook has inflation continuing to fall over the next two years, GDP growth slowing but not cratering with no recession. I’m of the view that things will be slow enough this year that we won’t be in a position to reduce rates until toward the end of the year [that’s an unchanged view, seeing one cut late this year]. I’m grateful that the economy is growing fast inflation has come down off of its heights but I’ve got to be vigilant.
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