Chicago Fed Pres. Charlie Evans is speaking on inflation and his policy stance:
- will need to raise interest rates a good deal more overcoming months
- risks to the downside. Must be ready to adjust policy
- inflation clearly much too high
- bad news on inflation was an important consideration and on support for 75 basis point hike in at June
- own viewpoint roughly in line with expectations for policy rate of 3.25% to 3.5% and end of year and 3.8% at end of 2023
- less accommodative monetary policy will dampen very high labor demand
- inflation will call substantially over next couple of years
- labor market is a downright tight