Fed's Collins signals more tightening as inflation stays hot
Boston Fed President Susan Collins said inflation is too high and price pressures are broadening, pointing to rate hikes soon.
Confirmed
- Susan Collins says inflation has been too high for too long
- Collins says price pressures are broadening
- Collins says the direction of policy is clear
Not yet known
- Whether a quarter-point rate hike will happen soon
- Whether the FOMC will support a quarter-point hike, amid a reported internal dispute
- Whether a quarter-point hike is the dovish option, as one commentator claims
What we know
Collins said inflation has been too high for too long and the direction of policy is clear. A market commentator says a quarter-point hike has become the "dovish" option amid an internal FOMC dispute.
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