Fed Official Warns of Inflation Risk

Fed Official Warns of Inflation Risk

Per WSJ.com:

“A top Federal Reserve official Tuesday warned that any move by the central bank to reduce unemployment could lead to inflation, indicating he would oppose any further policy easing by the Fed to try and boost U.S. economic growth.

Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacker told Bloomberg in an interview the central bank is keeping a close eye on inflation, especially now that the U.S. economy is gaining speed and global food and energy prices are surging.

“I am not sure we can push unemployment that much further down or more rapidly without risking inflation picking up,” Lacker said…”

Fed Official Warns of Inflation Risk

Fed Official Warns of Inflation Risk

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