October 14, 2024 21:40 GMT
MNI BRIEF: Fed’s Kashkari - Policy Still Tight After Cuts
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari is optimistic about further disinflation.
MNI (WASHINGTON) - U.S. monetary policy remains tight despite the Federal Reserve’s rate cut last month and inflation is likely to keep falling as the labor market cools, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said Monday.
“After cutting rates 50 basis points I think we are likely still in a contractionary stance. We haven’t taken our foot off the brakes, we’ve simply relaxed the brakes a little bit,” he said during Q&A at a university in Argentina.
“We’ve made a lot of progress in bringing inflation down, now running at around a 2.5% run rate. A lot of evidence suggests it’s going to continue to fall from here.” (See MNI POLICY: Fed To Scale Back Cuts To 25BPS As US Outlook Stays Rosy)
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