Economics
Fed's Brainard Says Caution Warranted on Further Tightening
- Inflation may be stuck in lower trend rate, Brainard warns
- Tighter resource use may be needed to boost trend prices
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Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said the U.S. central bank needs to pay careful attention to underlying inflation before raising interest rates again, as longer-run price pressure trends appear to be lower.
“My own view is that we should be cautious about tightening policy further until we are confident inflation is on track to achieve our target,” Brainard said in a speech at The Economic Club of New York on Tuesday. If inflation continues to fall short of the central bank’s 2 percent target, “it would be prudent to raise the federal funds rate more gradually.”