Fed's Powell says question of rate cuts not on radar right now
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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a closed two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy at the Federal Reserve in Washington, U.S., November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
By Michael S. Derby
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the U.S. central bank is not thinking about lowering rates right now.
"The question of rate cuts just doesn’t come up” right now, Powell said at his press conference following the latest Federal Open Market Committee gathering.
He added: "It’s fair to say the question we’re asking is should we hike more” as officials weigh how they can guide inflation back to the 2% target.
(Reporting by Michael S. Derby; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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