Fed's Rosengren Favors Hiking Until Rates ‘Mildly Restrictive’

  • Boston Fed president says labor market to keep tightening
  • Companies reporting greater ease in passing on higher costs

Eric Rosengren

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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said the U.S. central bank should keep raising its benchmark interest rate until it’s reached “mildly restrictive” territory.

With a strong labor market expected to become tighter, he said, economic imbalances, including inflationary pressures, will continue to mount.