Fed's Hammack says rates aren't tight enough to curb inflation
11 sourcesUpdated Sep 9, 2026
Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said monetary policy is not restrictive enough to bring down persistently high inflation and argued that it is time for the Federal Reserve to act. She cited recent economic data and conversations with businesses, including a Northeast Ohio manufacturer reporting double-digit increases in input costs. Hammack was one of three policymakers who dissented from the Fed’s July decision to leave interest rates unchanged. Following a stronger-than-expected jobs report, markets were assigning slightly better-than-even odds to a rate increase at the Fed’s September 15–16 meeting, while expectations for near-term rate cuts have weakened.
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Markets pricing in 60% odds after one dissent seems like an overreaction. Let's see the actual jobs and CPI numbers first.
Local input prices are one data point, national trends are another. Curious how she reconciles the two.
Hammack's been consistent on this, but a hike now feels like it'd hit borrowers just as things were stabilizing.
