Fed’s Daly: Economy is not there yet on inflation
Source Fxstreet
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly participated in a 'fireside chat' at a conference early Friday, noting that she is looking for more confidence that inflation is moving back to the Fed's 2% target before calling for an interest rate cut.
Key quotes
Recent data has been really good.
Economy is not there yet on inflation.
Labor market is coming back into balance.
Risks on both side for monetary policy choices.
Fed remains data dependant for monetary policy.
Preemptive or urgent policy actions risk making mistakes.
We are not at price stability yet.
Market reaction
These prudent comments from the Fed policymaker seem to have little to no impact on the US Dollar, as the US Dollar Index ekes out weekly gains following a sharp rebound on Thursday.
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