Sees natural rate of employment at 4.75%
Fed's Evan's is on the newswires saying it would be worthwhile for the Fed to wait for 2% inflation.
The Chicago Fed President also says:
- One US interest rate increase this year could be appropriate
- Sees natural rate of US employment at 4.75%
- does not see see inflation reaching 2% before end 2018
- economy doing quite well despite uncertainty, headwinds
- we should aim to get inflation a bit above feds 2% goal
- pushing inflation to 2.5% should be manageable
- says he expects 1.5 to 1.75% GDP growth in 2016
- long-lasting risks if inflation doesn't reach 2%
- not clear if policy works with long, variable lags
- doesn't seem much inflation being generated by labor market
The comments are largely more dovish. If he does not see inflation reaching 2% until 2018 and he thinks it is worthwhile to wait for 2% inflation, it suggests if the Fed does move in 2016, it would be a stretch - at least for him.
Evan's is speaking to reporters at a briefing in Chicago. There is little market reaction so far. The S&P is trading at up 3.82 points while the Nasdaq is up about 9.5 points.
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