ABD Merkez Bankası (Fed) Başkanı Jerome Powell, neredeyse tüm Fed yetkililerinin, enflasyonu zamanla yüzde 2'ye düşürmek için bu yıl bazı ek faiz artışlarının uygun olacağını düşündüğünü ifade etti.
Powell, Fed'in politika faizini yüzde 5-5,25 aralığında sabit tutmasının ardından basın toplantısı düzenledi.Enflasyonu yüzde 2 hedefine geri çekme konusundaki kararlılıklarını sürdürdüklerini vurgulayan Powell, Federal Açık Piyasa Komitesinin (FOMC) geçen yılın başından bu yana para politikasının duruşunu önemli ölçüde sıkılaştırdığını anımsattı.
Powell held a press conference after the Fed kept the policy rate constant in the range of 5-5.25 percent.Emphasizing that they continue their determination to bring inflation back to the 2 percent target, Powell reminded that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has significantly tightened its monetary policy stance since the beginning of last year.Fed keeps policy rate steady“We have come a long way and the full effects of our tightening have not been felt yet,” Powell said, noting that they increased the policy rate by 5 percentage points and continued to reduce assets rapidly.Pointing out that they decided not to change the policy rate today in light of how far the tightening policy has come, the delays in the monetary policy's impact on the economy and the potential adverse winds caused by credit tightening, Powell said, "Almost all Fed officials agree that some additional interest rate increases are appropriate this year in order to reduce inflation to 2 percent over time. He thinks it will happen,” he said.Inflationary pressures remain highStating that the US economy slowed down significantly last year and the latest indicators showed that economic activity continued to grow at a moderate pace, Powell said that although the increase in consumer spending accelerated this year, the activity in the housing sector remained weak mainly due to high mortgage (home loan) rates. .Pointing out that the labor market continues to be "very tight", Powell noted that the unemployment rate increased in May but remained low. Powell pointed out that there are some signs of a better balance between supply and demand in the labor market.Stating that inflation continues to stay well above the long-term 2 percent target, Powell said that inflation has eased a little since the middle of last year, while inflationary pressures continue to be high and there is a long way to go in the process of reducing inflation to 2 percent again. brought."We haven't decided on the July meeting"Pointing out that the effects of policy tightening on demand are seen in the most interest-sensitive sectors of the economy, especially in housing and investment, Powell said, "However, it will take time for the effects of monetary tightening on inflation to fully manifest." said.Stating that the economy is facing headwinds from tighter credit conditions for households and businesses, Powell said the extent of these effects remains unclear.Powell stated that they will continue to take their decisions from meeting to meeting, based on the totality of incoming data and their effects on economic activity and inflation outlook.Emphasizing that the decision taken today is only about this meeting, Powell said, "We have not made a decision about the July meeting." he said.At this meeting, Powell refrained from calling the decisions to keep interest rates constant as "pass-through".Interest rate cut will not be appropriate this year messageStating that he does not foresee a rate cut until inflation drops significantly, Powell said, "It would be appropriate to cut interest rates at a time when inflation actually drops significantly. And again, we are talking about a few years." made its assessment."As everyone can see, not a single person on the committee has envisioned a rate cut this year, and I don't think it would be appropriate," Powell said.