Fed Collins: Despite encouraging recent data, inflation remains too high

Fed’s Collins FOMC member Susan Collins is speaking and says: “Optimistic” inflation can fall with only a “modest” rise in unemployment, sees a “widened” pathway to that outcome. Current policymaking requires “considerable” patience to get the right signal from data. Despite “encouraging” recent data, inflation remains too high. Key elements of inflation, such as core

Further interest rate hikes likely with inflation still too high

Share: Further interest rate increases will likely be appropriate, with inflation still being too high, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Friday, per Reuters. Key quotes “Fed policy will need to be held at a restrictive level for some time to return inflation to 2% ‘in a timely way.” “Continued risk of a

 Dollar holds firm, focus turns to inflation data

Share: Next week, markets will continue to digest the outcomes of recent central bank meetings. Additionally, market participants will closely monitor the release of economic data, with a particular focus on inflation figures from the Eurozone and the US Core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) index. Here is what you need to know for

ECB’s Lane: Inflation over 2% is costly for the economy

European Central Bank chief economist Lane spoke earlier: Now in Q&A Central banks try to hit inflation in the medium term Inflation over 2% is costly for the economy Says won’t be speculating on future European Central Bank policy moves the most efficient wat to tighten monetary policy is via interest rates — EUR/USD is