Central Banks

Fed’s Williams Says Inflation Job Not Done Despite Progress

  • Fed still has work to do in bringing inflation down to 2% goal
  • New York Fed president speaks at event in Mumbai Friday

John Williams

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Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said that while inflation has cooled recently toward the Fed’s 2% target, policymakers are still some distance from their goal.

“Inflation is now around 2-1/2%, so we have seen significant progress in bringing it down. But we still have a way to go to reach our 2% target on a sustained basis,” Williams said at event hosted by the Reserve Bank of India in Mumbai on Friday. “We are committed to getting the job done.”