Statement

Name: Dennis P. Lockhart

Summary: Not likely enough new data for first quarter rate hike: Fed's Lockhart: "There may not be enough fresh data on inflation to support a second U.S. interest rate increase in January or March, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart said on Monday in comments that help give shape to the Fed's possible rate path... "How much will we know about inflation trends or inflation developments going into the mid-March meeting? We will have some data but not a great deal more," Lockhart told reporters after a speech in Atlanta."

Lean: Dovish

Substantially Similar to Prior Statements: No

Statement Date: January 11, 2016

Publication Date: January 11, 2016

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