Logan says at least more rate hikes are needed; the Fed kept rates unchanged this week
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Logan said the Fed needs at least more rate hikes, each by 25 basis points.
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Fed's Logan: At least more rate hikes are needed, each by 25 basis points
PANews October 31 reported, according to Reuters, that 2026 year FOMC FOMC voting member and Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan said in a speech at Davidson College that the Fed needs at least more rate hikes, each by 25 basis points; skipping a meeting would not change the ultimate policy objective, and pausing after cumulative hikes of 50 basis points would allow policymakers to assess their next steps. Logan said that inflation failing to return to the 2%target is “unacceptable,” and that the current 3.75%to 4.00%interest-rate range is insufficient to achieve the inflation target. This week, the Fed kept rates unchanged by a 10-to-2 vote, with Logan voting in favor.
Dallas Fed President Logan said the Fed needs at least more rate hikes, each by 25 basis points.
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Logan said that skipping a meeting would not change the ultimate policy objective, and that a pause could be taken after cumulative hikes of 50 basis points for assessment.
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Logan said inflation failing to return to the 2%target is “unacceptable,” and that the current 3.75%to 4.00%interest-rate range is insufficient to achieve the inflation target.
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This week, the Fed voted 10 to 2 to keep rates unchanged, with Logan voting in favor.
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Logan believes the current interest rate is still insufficient to achieve the 2%inflation target, and therefore supports at least more rate hikes in the future; this is only an official's remarks, not a formal rate-hike decision.
Why it matters to readers
This indicates that Logan supports cumulative rate hikes of 50 basis points, and the market still needs to watch whether subsequent FOMC meetings will actually raise rates.
25 basis points is the rate-hike magnitude referred to in the text; “keeping rates unchanged” means that rates were not adjusted at this week's meeting.
Risks and unknowns
Logan's remarks do not mean that the Fed has already made a formal decision to raise rates.
The text does not state whether subsequent FOMC meetings will actually raise rates.
The text does not provide the immediate reaction of U.S. equities,BTC or other markets.
The information is PANews' retelling of a Reuters report; the full original speech transcript is not provided in the material.
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