Federal Reserve Evans speaking and hawkish

Federal Reserve Evans was speaking to reporters ahead of next week's FOMC meeting and has said, "We're on the cusp of a period of rising interest rates."

Key comments:

• Fiscal policy under discussion can reinforce expected US growth trajectory
• Fed to be patient see what fiscal stimulus emerges
• Jobless rate means less need for fiscal stimulus
• With unemployment at 4.6% you don't need explicit infrastructure stimulus
• Fiscal policies can reinforce growth outlook
• Says demand in US is really quite good
• He thinks inflation to move toward Feds 2% goal
• Need to have patience to assess what new administration's policies will be