Esther George, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Not voting on the FOMC this year.

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  • Headline CPI low, core steadier
  • Foreign risks at this point donlt change US outlook
  • Fed will make policy meeting-by-meeting
  • Thinks its time for the Fed to raise rates
  • Fed has made mistakes by waiting too long in the past
  • We should now begin to think about a rise in rates
  • US will need accommodative policy for some time

If you drew a 'spectrum' of fed officials, from dovish to hawkish ... George would be up the hawkish end