Cleveland Fed's Mester adds some more comments

  • Not to0 concerned that inflation will get out of hand
  • To some extent we want inflation expectations to rise a bit, but anchored at level consistent with our goal
  • Factors that have kept inflation low have not gone away in the pandemic
  • Inflation will rise above 2% in the near term
  • We our buying mortgage bonds because of disruptions in the bond market
  • We do not want a financial issue on top of the pandemic