Fed’s Hammack Says Interest Rates Should Still Weigh on Economy

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack

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Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said the US central bank should hold rates steady to keep reducing inflation.

“On balance, I think we need to remain somewhat restrictive to continue putting pressure to bring inflation down toward our target,” Hammack said Thursday in a fireside chat at the Pittsburgh Economic Club.