Forex News: Fed's Hoenig and Fisher on the wires
Posted by Greg Michalowski on Tue, 05/13/2008 - 12:38pm in
Fed's Hoenig says:
- Inflation can never be taken for granted.
- Should not assume that inflation is under control
- US faces very difficult set of circumstances
- Rise in oil has taken about 1% off the GDP
- Inflation is at an unacceptable level
- Inflation may become a way of life.
- Monetary policy is accomodative
- Limiting inflation is a major challenge for the Fed
Fed's Fisher says:
- Slowdown may be deep but not prolonged
- Slump may end with higher inflation than desired
- Economy likely to remain anemic
- FOMC is in a difficult position
- Hard to say how much commodity rise is tied to speculation
- Dollar will see variation of dollar but dollar will strengthen again.
- It is hard to see a fast supplier solution to higher oil prices
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