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Fed's Cook says hopes current policy setting is adequate to settle inflation

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April 26, 2024
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook said she hopes the central bank's current target interest rate is adequate to return inflation to the Fed's 2% target.

The Fed left interest rates unchanged in a range of from 5.25% to 5.5% at its meeting last week, and "we hope that this will be restrictive enough such that we can return to our 2% target over time," Cook said in comments at Duke University. "But we will continue to be vigilant," to ensure the inflation target is reached.

(Reporting by Howard Schneider)

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