Powell speech: A strong majority of Fed policymakers expect two or more rate hikes by year end

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

US Federal Reserve (Fed) President Jerome Powell is speaking at the Fourth Conference on Financial Stability hosted by the Bank of Spain, in Madrid, on Thursday.

Key quotes

A strong majority of fed policymakers expect two or more rate hikes by year end.

Repeats labor market 'very tight,' inflation 'well above' goal.

Some indicators in the housing market have turned up; housing sector activity still far below its peak

US core pce inflation likely rose 4.7% in May from year earlier; overall pce index estimated to have risen 3.9%.

Will take time for full effects of monetary restraint to be realized, especially on inflation.

Process of getting to 2% inflation 'has a long way to go'.

Bank stresses that emerged in march 'may well lead' to a further tightening in credit conditions.

Extent of effects from tighter credit conditions remains uncertain.

Economy faces headwinds from tighter credit conditions.

Cannot take resilience of financial system for granted.

US banking system strains have eased, deposit flows have stabilized.

I look forward to evaluating proposals for changes to supervision, regulation of banks of the size of svb, and implementing them where appropriate.

We are still monitoring the situation very carefully in the banking sector.

There is a valuation adjustment going on in commercial real estate in the US.

We still have some funding vulnerabilities.

Most banks manage interest rates risk successfully.

Expect moderate pace of interest rate decisions to continue.

Market reaction

At the time of writing, the US Dollar Index is holding the renewed upside near 103.15, up 0.26% on the day.

Author

Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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