US NEWS MONEY: Fed's Mester Says Central Bank Has Yet to Make a Dent in Inflation

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said Tuesday that even with a large amount of rate rises this year, the central bank has yet to get surging inflation under control and will need to press forward with tightening monetary policy.

“Unacceptably high and persistent inflation remains the key challenge facing the U.S. economy,” Mester said in a speech given before a gathering held by the Economic Club of New York. “Despite some moderation on the demand side of the economy and nascent signs of improvement in supply-side conditions, there has been no progress on inflation,” Mester said.
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BLOOMBERG: Fed's Loretta Mester Says More Restrictive Policy Needed to Cool Prices - Bloomberg

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said officials need to keep raising interest rates and cannot get complacent as they work to battle the strongest inflation in a generation.

“Given the current level of inflation, its broad-based nature, and its persistence, I believe monetary policy will need to become more restrictive in order to put inflation on a sustainable downward path to 2%,” Mester said Tuesday in a speech to The Economic Club of New York.

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ECNY: Signature Luncheon

Join us for a Signature Luncheon as we welcome Loretta J. Mester, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Loretta will join us to discuss monetary policy with respect to inflation and where current economic trends are headed.