Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said Friday that the outlook for the next stage of central bank monetary policy has grown less clear after the institution has taken appropriately aggressive steps over the last year to lower price pressures.
As the Fed moves toward its next decision on where to set interest rate policy, “I am weighing the implications of stronger momentum in the economy apparent in economic indicators over the past few months against potential headwinds from recent banking developments,” Cook said in the text of a speech to be delivered before the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business.
Cook spoke as central bank officials are about to head into their quiet period ahead of the May 2-3 Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Officials have signaled thatto between 5% and 5.25%, matching market expectations. With inflation showing signs of moderating in an economy dealing with the still uncertain aftermath of banking sector problems last month, markets expect this to be the last rate rise in campaign begun in March 2020.
In her remarks, Cook said that inflation has been moving down but underlying price pressures still remain strong and embedded in the economy. She pointed to signs of cooling housing sector inflation as a reason for hope that price pressures will abate further, and noted that inflation, as measured by the personal consumption expenditures price index, is likely to fall to 4% in March from 5% the prior month.
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