Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said that he was projecting one rate hike in 2019.
Key quotes (via Reuters)
- If we stay at 2.5 GDP growth for year, consistent with my forecast of one rate increase.
- Don’t need to rush to get to neutral, we can take our time.
- Time to put our policy on a more neutral range.
- Important that we don’t go too fast and inadvertently restrict the economy.
- My view has not changed very much on how monetary policy should operate.