In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said he expects the Fed to start lifting rates in 2023, as reported by Reuters.
Additional takeaways
“Expecting a fair amount of time before the central bank pares asset purchases.”
“I don’t have a lot of certainties that we’re going to see a strong and robust inflation for a sustained period very quickly.”
“I expect the US economy will grow 6% and inflation will overshoot the Fed’s 2% target this year.”
Market reaction
The US Dollar Index preserves its bullish momentum following these remarks and was last seen gaining 0.16% on a daily basis at 92.49.