Fed Chair Emphasizes On More Aggressive, Tighter Monetary Policy To Curb Inflation


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  • Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell has emphasized on tighter and more aggressive monetary policy to tackle excessive inflation, the Financial Times reports.
  • Powell expressed confidence in the Fed's ability to tighten policy via a series of interest rate hikes to shrink the central bank's $9 trillion balance sheet amid the challenging labor market and inflation without sparking a recession.
  • Powell looks to return the monetary policy stance to a neutral level followed by more restrictive levels to restore price stability. The "neutral" rate neither aids nor hampers growth, and most policymakers believe that figure to be around 2.4%.
  • After Powell affirmed the Fed's commitment to suppress inflation, the U.S. stocks sold off, including possibly raising rates by half a percentage point rather than the standard quarter-point increase. 
  • The Fed chair's challenge will be to forge consensus among committee members about how swiftly monetary policy needs to tighten inflation according to the Fed's 2% target. 
  • The S&P 500 dived 0.8% before recouping some losses. The benchmark 10-year yield was up 0.15 percentage points on the day at 2.3%.

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