Speech

Views on the Economy and Monetary Policy: Government Affairs Breakfast Series, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, Dayton, OH

Abstract: Today, I will provide my assessment of economic developments, and my outlook for the economy and monetary policy. The task before Fed policymakers is to calibrate monetary policy to this healthy economy so that our congressionally mandated long-run goals of maximum employment and price stability are met. This means making sure we don?t get behind the curve given the economy?s strength but also making sure we don?t overreact to the positive outlook. To my mind, that means if economic conditions evolve as expected, we?ll need to make some further increases in interest rates this year and next year, at a pace similar to last year?s. I think this gradual approach is the best strategy for sustaining the expansion and balancing the risks to our dual-mandate goals.

Keywords: Monetary Policy; Economic Growth; Labor Markets; Inflation; Fiscal Policy; ;

Bibliographic Information

Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Speech

Publication Date: 2018-02-13

Number: 93