美联储明尼阿波利斯分行行长Neel Kashkari表示现在应该开始逐步提高利率。[1]在上周FOMC会议中，Kashkari是3名支持加息25个基点的委员之一，但最终以9:3的投票结果维持基准利率在3.5%-3.75%区间。[1]他认为应该"以小步骤现在开始"，而不是"等到之后被迫激进加息"。[1]
Kashkari指出当前经济数据显示企业盈利强劲、消费者支出稳定、劳动力市场稳定，不存在明显的紧缩货币政策证据。[1]不过费城联储主席Anna Paulson持不同观点，认为当前利率水平"温和紧缩"，主张维持现状。[1]下次FOMC会议定于9月15-16日举行。[1]
Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, has called for a gradual increase in interest rates to combat inflation and avoid more aggressive rate hikes in the future.[1] Speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado, Kashkari argued that "now is the time to start slowly moving" rates upward rather than waiting until policymakers are forced into more drastic action later.[1]
During last week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Kashkari was among three officials who voted in favor of a 25 basis point rate increase, though the measure failed with a 9-to-3 vote, leaving the benchmark rate unchanged in the 3.5%-3.75% range.[1] Kashkari based his position on current economic conditions, noting that strong corporate profits, stable consumer spending, and a resilient labor market indicate no clear evidence of overly restrictive monetary policy.[1] The next FOMC meeting is scheduled for September 15-16.[1]