Neel Kashkari is head of the Federal Reserve branch in Minneapolis

He is at the dovish end of the Federal Open Market Committee spectrum, his comments reflecting this and of no surprise:

  • Repeats view that he doesn't see the need to raise rates
  • Low wage growth means there is more slack in labor market
  • Can always raise rates when see inflation start to pick up
  • We are not seeing signs of overheating
  • Asked if Trump's comments on rates feed into fed decision-making says, 'not at all'
  • Sympathetic with need to find way to open markets, get free trade

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