Risk to overall economy is roughly balanced

  • US economy has grown at a solid pace
  • unemployment expected to fall further
  • wage growth faster than a year ago
  • wage is not growing as fast as before crisis
  • Q2 considerably stronger than Q1
  • Hard to predict trade, fiscal policy outcome
  • risk to overall economy is roughly balanced
  • best policy is to keep gradually raising rates
  • financial conditions favorable to growth
  • economic growth outlook brought solid
  • financial conditions favorable to growth
  • recent inflation readings are encouraging
  • inflation on target with appropriate monetary policy

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