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MNI PODCAST: FedSpeak-Risk Of Taking Rate Hikes Too Far-Fuhrer

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • The Fed's aggressive push to raise interest rates in the face of 40-year high inflation risks an overtightening of monetary conditions that could send the economy into recession, says Jeff Fuhrer, a former Boston Fed senior policy adviser.
  • He said stubborn but potentially lagging inflation numbers may force the Fed to hike to 5% or beyond.
  • “They could be raising rates vigorously when in fact the seeds of declining inflation had already been sown."
  • Fuhrer downplayed financial stability worries, arguing the Fed has the tools to deal with spurts of market illiquidity.
MNI Washington Bureau | +1 202 371 2121 | pedro.dacosta@marketnews.com
MNI Washington Bureau | +1 202 371 2121 | pedro.dacosta@marketnews.com

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