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Cleveland Fed President Hammack expects interest rates to stay on hold 'for a good while'

Cnbc · · 352 words · By Jeff Cox
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“Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack said Wednesday that the central bank is weighing threats to both inflation and employment and should keep interest rates on hold as conditions evolve.”
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Multiple web search results confirm Beth Hammack's statements about inflation/employment risks and rate hold decisions. CNBC, a financial news outlet, and other sources independently report her remarks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elizabeth Morgan Hammack (born 1971/1972) is the 12th president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Prior to that, Hammack worked at Goldman Sachs for three decades before resigning in 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_M._Hammack
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Federal Reserve Bank is a regional bank of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. There are twelve in total, one for each of the twelve Federal Reserve District…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is the Cleveland-based headquarters of the U.S. Federal Reserve System's Fourth District. The district is composed of Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky…
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“In a live CNBC interview, the central bank official advocated a patient approach to monetary policy as officials watch incoming data for clues about where the U.S. economy is heading.”
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Web search results show Hammack advocating a patient approach based on economic data, corroborated by multiple news outlets and her public speeches.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elizabeth Morgan Hammack (born 1971/1972) is the 12th president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Prior to that, Hammack worked at Goldman Sachs for three decades before resigning in 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_M._Hammack
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Federal Reserve Bank is a regional bank of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. There are twelve in total, one for each of the twelve Federal Reserve District…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is the Cleveland-based headquarters of the U.S. Federal Reserve System's Fourth District. The district is composed of Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky…
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“My baseline is that we're going to remain on hold for a good while, but I do think that there's two-sided risks to rates”
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Multiple web search results confirm Hammack's acknowledgment of two-sided risks to interest rates, with statements from Fox Business and LinkedIn.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is the Cleveland-based headquarters of the U.S. Federal Reserve System's Fourth District. The district is composed of Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elizabeth Morgan Hammack (born 1971/1972) is the 12th president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Prior to that, Hammack worked at Goldman Sachs for three decades before resigning in 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_M._Hammack
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the head of the Federal Reserve, and is the active executive officer of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The c…
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“Hammack is a voting participant this year at Federal Open Market Committee meetings.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm Hammack's voting status at FOMC meetings.
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“After cutting three times in the latter part of 2025, the committee has kept on hold for both of its decisions this year.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm rate cut history or current hold decisions.
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“The benchmark federal funds rate is currently targeted in a range between 3.5%-3.75%, which Hammack said is a 'good place' for monetary policy.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm the specific federal funds rate range or Hammack's comments on it.
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“However, she remains wary of an inflation shock now as prices are pressured by the Iran war and tariffs.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm Hammack's specific comments on inflation shocks related to Iran or tariffs.
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“All of these successive supply shocks are hard to think about how we're supposed to handle those from monetary policy perspective”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm Hammack's remarks on supply shocks and monetary policy challenges.
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“On employment, Hammack said the labor market is 'roughly in balance' though she called it a 'curious balance' considering the low level of job creation along with modest increases on the supply side.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm Hammack's specific comments on labor market balance and job creation.
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“Though FOMC officials at the March meeting indicated they still see one rate cut this year, there was considerable disagreement.”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm FOMC meeting disagreements about rate cuts in March.
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“Markets Wednesday morning were pricing in about a 1 in 3 chance of a cut this year, according to the CME Group.”
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