Central Banks

Economists Haven’t Been So Critical of Tight Fed Since 2010

  • Rising share in NABE poll say Fed policy is too restrictive
  • Central bank has pushed back expectations for timing of easing
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Economists are starting to think the Federal Reserve is keeping money a little too tight.

That’s the takeaway from results of a National Association for Business Economics poll published Monday, which showed 21% of respondents considered the US central bank’s current monetary policy stance to be “too restrictive” — the most since mid-2010.