The Bank raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point (first since 2018) and signalled hikes at all six remaining meetings this year .
Policy makers led by Chair Jerome Powell voted 8-1 to lift their key, hawkish member
Bullard dissented in favour of a half-point hike.
"INFLATION": We are attentive to the risks of further upward pressure on inflation and inflation expectations. Inflation forecast was significantly higher than previously anticipated, at 4.3% this year, but still coming down to 2.3% in 2024.
"GROWTH/UNEMPLOYMENT": The forecast for economic growth in 2022 was lowered to 2.8%
"from 4%, while unemployment projections were little changed.
"FLEXBILITY": anticipates that ongoing increases in the target range will be appropriate, and repeated his pledge to be nimble
"BALANCE SHEET": The Fed said it would begin allowing its $8.9 trillion balance sheet to shrink at a coming meeting without elaborating.
"UKRAINE-RUSSIA": Powell acknowledged the geopolitical uncertainty clouding the outlook, and emphasised that the conflict is likely to put additional upward pressure on near term inflation here at home and also weigh on economic activity
Source : BBG & FT
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