Bostic: Convinced Fed needs to keep raising rates to control inflation
FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic participates in a panel discussion at the American Economic Association/Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) 2019 meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., January 4, 2019. REUTERS/Christo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve will need to keep raising interest rates to control inflation but the pace and final level will be shaped heavily by data over the next two months, Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said Friday.
"I'm convinced we're going to have to do more in terms of interest rate increases," Bostic said in an interview on National Public Radio's Morning Edition. "Exactly how much and then what trajectory will depend on how the economy evolves over the next several weeks and months. We're going to get a lot of data...before our next meeting" on Sept. 20-21.
(Reporting by Howard Schneider; Editing by Jon Boyle)
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