11 Feb 2015
Hawkish Fed officials on the wires - Westpac
FXStreet (Guatemala) - Sean Callow, analyst at Westpac Banking Corporation noted the key comments coming across the worse overnight.
Key Quotes:
"Richmond Fed’s Lacker (hawk, voter this year) said a rate hike in June “looks like the attractive option”."
"SF Fed’s Williams (centrist these days) said the Fed is getting “closer and closer” to raising rates. In recent days he continued to talk about mid-year tightening as a possibility but not as clearly as e.g. Lacker. Pricing for a June hike has risen to 70%."
Key Quotes:
"Richmond Fed’s Lacker (hawk, voter this year) said a rate hike in June “looks like the attractive option”."
"SF Fed’s Williams (centrist these days) said the Fed is getting “closer and closer” to raising rates. In recent days he continued to talk about mid-year tightening as a possibility but not as clearly as e.g. Lacker. Pricing for a June hike has risen to 70%."