Powell: We believe there is more restrictive policy coming

  • Comments from Powell
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  • If you look at the data over the last quarter, data on jobs, inflation and activity is all strong
  • Policy hasn't been restrictive for very long
  • As you get closer and close to the goal, the risks become more in balance
  • We have not made a decision to hike at every other meeting. I would not take moving at consecutive meetings off the table
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  • We haven't seen much progress in non-housing services. Notes hotels, travel services, healthcare as places not seeing a lot of progress
  • Labour costs are high in non-housing services. Cites that as a causing inflationary pressures
  • We need to see more softening in the labour market
  • The services sector isn't particularly interest-rate sensitive

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