US Atlanta Fed head Bostic speaking to CNBC 16 Aug

  • low jobless rate not being translated into prices
  • to get robust economic growth we need more spending investment
  • fiscal policy uncertainty adds to business uncertainty
  • our models say economy will be much stronger in H2

No danger of a rate hike before year end then it would appear but newly appointed Bostic not a voting member of Fed until next year.

USDJPY still steady at 110.80 but GBPUSD continues its retreat at 1.2862

Fed's Raphael Bostic- Worried about inflation numbers