Name: John C. Williams
Summary: Fed's Williams says sees 'smidgen' slower rate hikes: "The Federal Reserve probably needs to keep U.S. interest rates lower for longer given headwinds from weak global economic growth, a stronger dollar and an unexpectedly sustained drop in oil prices, a top Fed official suggested on Friday. San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams told reporters he now sees slightly slower growth, slightly higher unemployment, and about a tenth of a percent lower inflation this year than he had expected in December, when the Fed raised rates for the first time in nearly a decade."
Lean: Dovish
Substantially Similar to Prior Statements: No
Statement Date: January 29, 2016
Publication Date: January 29, 2016
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