February 07, 2025 at 05:45PM
Fed Governor Kugler:
Stable labor market gives the Fed time to make decisions
Not at 2% inflation makes sense to hold rates steady
Wants to make sure inflation progress continues
The economy is resilient and the labor market is healthy
INflation rate has gone sideways and firmed
Watching money markets closely as the balance sheet shrinks
Need to see continued slowing of inflation to feel comfortable about cutting rates
Concern that not getting as much help with goods inflation
Good news is that housing inflation came down in Q4
The neutral rate has gone up some, but not as much as some others think it has
We are not quite at the neutral rate yet
Comments are consistent with keeping policy steady for now.
This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.
