What struck me as a little out of character was the Fed's characterization of inflation staying elevated, ... What was here was a clear absence of any sort of signal that the Fed is getting close to the end of tightening and the market seems to be reacting a bit negatively to that.
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We'll see continued downward pressure on unit labor costs in the first quarter. I think it's favorable on the inflation front.Keith Hembre
There will be some clear near-term inflation effects because of higher energy prices.
Keith Hembre
Growth should decelerate through the final three quarters of the year and once that happens inflation pressures we've seen will begin to ease. That should lead to a more benign tightening cycle, which won't be threatening to the financial markets,
Keith Hembre
Further moves will be dictated by the tone of the data leading up to the next meetings. This is not to say that the fed funds rate couldn't go to 5 percent but there would need to be more underlying strength in the economy to drive it there.
Keith Hembre
The historical pattern is for shocks of this nature to initially be absorbed roughly equally between lower savings and lower purchases for other goods and services.
Keith Hembre
The Fed are saying that there is no evidence yet that underlying inflation is moving higher.
Keith Hembre
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