Fed's Hammack sees biggest inflation risk as mindset shift, urges restrictive stance

By BORSA NewsroomPublished Sep 25, 2026, 2:05 PM EDTUpdated Sep 25, 2026, 2:06 PM EDT

Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said the biggest inflation risk is the public forming an inflationary mindset. Growth and labor are solid, but demand and capex keep pressure on. Policy must stay restrictive. She also cited AI investment demand and fiscal path as factors in rising bond yields.

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Bearish · 35 of 100

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WHAT WE KNOW

Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack stated the biggest inflation risk is the formation of an inflationary mindset among the public.

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Sat 1:14 AMFed's Hammack: several factors behind rise in bond yieldsneutral 50 · impact 15
Fri 2:58 PMHammack: Fed needs flexibility, which limits guidanceneutral 50 · impact 30
Fri 2:52 PMFED'S HAMMACK: NUMBER OF FACTORS DRIVING RISING BOND YIELDS
Fri 2:49 PMFed's Hammack: US on unsustainable fiscal pathbearish 40 · impact 20
Fri 2:49 PMFed's Hammack: AI investment demand competing for bond market investorsbearish 40 · impact 20
Fri 2:47 PMFed's Hammack: rising bond yields driven by multiple factorsneutral 50 · impact 20
Fri 2:36 PMFED'S HAMMACK: POLICY ISN’T RESTRAINING ACTIVITY OUTSIDE OF HOUSING
Fri 2:33 PMFed's Hammack: current policy is not restraining the economybullish 60 · impact 20
Fri 2:32 PMHammack: Fed policy not restraining activity outside housingbearish 35 · impact 40
Fri 2:21 PMFed's Hammack: long-term questions remain on AI's inflation impactbearish 35 · impact 30
Fri 2:09 PMFed's Hammack: inflation risks remain high, restrictive policy neededbearish 30 · impact 50
Fri 2:08 PMFed's Hammack: policy must stay restrictive to lower inflationbearish 30 · impact 50
Fri 2:08 PMFED'S HAMMACK: EXPECTATIONS COULD SHIFT IF NO PROGRESS MADE ON LOWERING INFLATION
Fri 2:08 PMFed's Hammack: need for restrictive policy rates remains importantbearish 40 · impact 10
Fri 2:08 PMFed's Hammack: pressures on demand side as well as supply sidebearish 35 · impact 40
Fri 2:07 PMFed's Hammack warns inflation expectations risk shift without progressbearish 35 · impact 30
Fri 2:07 PMFed's Hammack: capital expenditures could pressure inflation for a whilebearish 40 · impact 10
Fri 2:07 PMFed's Hammack: Biggest Risk Is Inflationary Mindset Could Set In
Fri 2:06 PMHammack: growth held up well, job market stablebullish 60 · impact 20
Fri 2:06 PMFED'S HAMMACK: BIGGEST RISK IS INFLATIONARY MINDSET SETTING IN
Fri 2:06 PMFed's Hammack: public has been dealing with above-target inflation for extended periodbearish 35 · impact 40
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