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‘Skipping’ Rate Hike Not a Signal That Tightening Is Over: Fed’s Jefferson

‘Skipping’ Rate Hike Not a Signal That Tightening Is Over: Fed’s Jefferson
Philip Jefferson, nominated to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 3, 2022. Ken Cedeno/Reuters
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The Federal Reserve potentially leaving interest rates unchanged at next month’s policy meeting might not indicate that the central bank’s tightening efforts are over, Fed Governor Philip Jefferson said in a speech.

An announcement to keep the benchmark fed funds rate in the target range of 5.00 and 5.25 percent would allow officials to comb through even more data before employing additional tightening measures.

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