Fed’s Williams: ‘I would support an interest rate increase’

More comments from San Francisco Fed President John Williams, who was on the wires earlier on the day via Reuters.

Key Quotes:

"I would support an interest rate increase"

"I think that the economy can handle that. I don’t think that would stall, slow or derail the economic expansion”

"My worry is very much that if you try to, in a way, get greedy and say. Let’s see how low this will go, you set in motion a process that causes the economy to go in reverse”

 "There are risks to pushing things too far"

"I know she (Yellen) fully understands the arguments on both sides"

"I think she’s just the right person to get the right balance going forward"

"An easy way to convince markets of something is by doing it"

"We are in a place where there is a disagreement about what we should do and, I think, a very careful and thoughtful debate about what’s the best decision"

"And I think going into the next few meetings that debate will continue"