Fed’s Harker ‘pencils in’ rate hike for December

Philadelphia Fed governor expects rates to rise 25bp before 2018

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Patrick Harker, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Philadelphia Fed

The governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia believes the US central bank will raise rates in December as it continues on its path to normalisation.

“I still have another 25 basis-point rate increase pencilled in for this year, although perhaps I should say, ‘lightly pencilled in’,” said Patrick Harker in a speech in Japan today (November 13).

Harker also offered his thoughts on the unwinding of the balance sheet.

“I’ve said before that this will be the policy equivalent of

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