Chefen for centralbanken i Cleveland, Loretta Mester, som også er medlem af ledelsen i den amerikanske centralbank, har bebudet en fortsat hård kurs mod inflationen. Mens nogle økonomer tror, at Fed vil slække på tøjlerne for ikke at forværre recessionen, så var der ingen vaklen hos Loretta Mester, der i går holdt en tale i Economic Club i Pittsburgh, hvor hun blev spurgt om, hvorvidt den barske kurs skulle slækkes. Hun sagde, at der kan komme en række tal, der peger i forskellige retninger. Men hun vil have beviser for en forandring. “Jeg vil personligt se flere måneder, hvor inflationen falder,” sagde hun.
Uddrag fra Fidelity/Reuters:
Fed’s Mester says she needs to see ‘several months’ of inflation easing
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester reiterated on Thursday that she will need to see several months of inflation coming back down towards the U.S. central bank’s 2% target before policymakers feel they can let up on tightening monetary policy.
“We’re going to see variation in the numbers,” Mester said during an event held at the Economic Club of Pittsburgh. “But that won’t necessarily be compelling evidence. I personally need to see several months of inflation coming down.”
