Fed-chefen i Cleveland Loretta Mester: den långsiktiga styrräntan 3 procent
Om ekonomin utvecklas som hon förväntar sig kan räntesänkningar inledas senare i år.
Hon har skruvat upp sin prognos över den långsiktiga styrräntan från 2,5 procent till 3 procent.
DI 2 april 2024
https://www.di.se/live/fed-topp-ser-risker-med-for-tidig-rantesankning/
Mester told reporters she had revised higher her projection for where the Fed’s benchmark short-term rate would settle out over the long run.
For several years, Mester said she had projected that the federal-funds rate would run at 2.5% during periods when inflation was at the Fed’s target and the economy required neither stimulus nor restraint.
But Mester said she revised that projection to 3% in March after concluding that the interest rate required to balance savings and investment would be higher in the years ahead, in part because of a possible increase in productivity.
Wall Street Journal 2 April 2024
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