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KC Fed President Jeff Schmid
- Interest rate policy may be 'near' where it needs to be for the longer run
- Fed is 'pretty close' to meeting both its mandates
- Inflation moving towards target, growth showing momentum
- Jobs market weaker but still healthy
- Optimistic over growth and hiring prospects
- Optimistic inflation pressures will continue to ease
He leans hawkish and he continues to lean that way but he's not even floating a move to the sidelines yet, which is telling.