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Fed's Bostic says he is ready to 'move away' from large rate increases
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said Saturday he is ready to "move away" from three-quarter-point rate hikes at the Fed's December meeting and feels the Fed's target policy rate need rise no more than another percentage point to tackle inflation. "If the economy proceeds as I expect, I believe that 75 to 100 basis points of additional tightening will be warranted," Bostic said in remarks prepared for delivery at the Southern Economic Association. "I believe this level of the policy rate will be sufficient to rein in inflation over a reasonable time horizon." That would set the Fed policy rate at a ... (full story)
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