Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
- Fed well positioned to assess data as it comes in
- Slower Europe, China growth, tariffs all factors
- Outloooks is for continued above trend growth but some slowdown
- We are at a good point to pause
- Evans says he is not worried about inflation getting out of hand
- Dot plot forecast for 2 rate hikes is plausible but there could be fewer
- Says he thinks China has definitely turned softer
- The longer the government shut down last the more problems it causes, its not good for the economic outlook
The big E appearing in an interview on Bloomberg TV
