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Chicago Fed's Goolsbee says on CNBC the Fed needs to guard against demand overheating

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In short

Federal Reserve policymakers are being urged to prevent economic demand from overheating under current market conditions. Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee delivered this warning during an interview broadcast on CNBC. The policy concern stems directly from the fact that inflation levels remain off the central bank's stated target.

Key points

  • Central bank leaders must carefully ensure that market demand does not overheat premature…: Central bank leaders must carefully ensure that market demand does not overheat prematurely.
  • Current economic conditions show that inflation remains persistent and off the official t…: Current economic conditions show that inflation remains persistent and off the official target.
  • Policy vigilance is required from Federal Reserve officials to keep economic pressures ma…: Policy vigilance is required from Federal Reserve officials to keep economic pressures managed.

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"Are we on a path back to 2%? My feeling is right now we are not and we got to deal with that," Goolsbee said on CNBC's Squawk Box. "Conventional wisdom says do everything thing you can to prevent demand overheating," Goolsbee said, with coming data on inflation the key to whether the Fed needs a faster pace of rate increases.

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