• Cleveland Fed president Mester supports November taper that concludes in H1 2022

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24 September 2021

Cleveland Fed president Mester supports November taper that concludes in H1 2022

  • Sees conditions for rate liftoff met by the end of 2022
  • Says inflation risks on the upside exceed those on the negative
  • Inflation will be a little more than 2% over the next couple of years
  • Sees 5.5% GDP growth this year and 3.75-4.0% growth next year
  • Sees unemployment around 4.75% at the end of this year and 4.0% at the end of 2022
  • After liftoff, we'll need accommodative policy for a little while
  • I support starting to dial back our purchases in November and concluding them over the first half of next year
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