Fed's Hammack: More tightening needed, prefers smaller frequent rate moves

By BORSA NewsroomPublished Oct 12, 2026, 12:46 PM EDTUpdated Oct 12, 2026, 12:48 PM EDT

Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, an FOMC voter, said more tightening is needed, policy is not restrictive enough, and inflation is too slow to return to target. She prefers smaller, more frequent rate hikes and warned of entrenched inflation as firms pass on higher costs.

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Bearish · 30 of 100

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Confidence80%

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5:38 PMFED’S HAMMACK SAYS MORE TIGHTENING IS NEEDED BUT THAT SHE IS OPEN TO ADJUSTING THE PACE OF RATE INCREASES, SAYING SHE DOESN’T WANT TO DETER GROWTH BUT MAY NEED TO ‘EASE IT BACK A BIT’, WITH POLICY CURBS NEEDING TO REDUCE DEMAND VIA CAPITAL SPENDING OR CONSUMPTION.
5:35 PMHammack: more tightening needed, open to adjusting pace of rate increasesneutral 50 · impact 40
1:41 PMFed's Hammack: low-income workers now juggling bills after trading downbearish 35 · impact 30
1:40 PMFed's Hammack: she has one of the higher FOMC projections for neutral ratebearish 35 · impact 40
1:39 PMFed's Hammack: more restraint needed, warns market conditions would change if policy does nothingbearish 35 · impact 30
1:35 PMHammack: Fed must avoid threatening jobs side of mandateneutral 50 · impact 30
1:34 PMFed's Hammack: Higher rates won't dissuade hyperscalers, may affect other industriesbearish 35 · impact 40
1:31 PMCleveland Fed's Hammack hears early warning signs on inflation expectationsbearish 35 · impact 40
1:28 PMFed's Hammack: 3% mortgage rate would signal something wrong in economybearish 35 · impact 30
1:27 PMFed's Hammack: Treasury rates 'modest' by historic standardsbearish 35 · impact 40
1:24 PMHammack: rate projections provide helpful informationneutral 50 · impact 10
12:51 PMHammack: think policy needs to be restrictive: Barron'sbearish 35 · impact 40
12:51 PMHammack: fed officials have duty to clarify decisionsneutral 50 · impact 20
12:51 PMHammack: trend inflation in mid-to-high 2% range, return to 2% target will take timebearish 35 · impact 40
12:51 PMCleveland Fed's Hammack: broad inflation, sustained growth require tight policybearish 35 · impact 40
12:50 PMCleveland Fed's Hammack: frequent, smaller rate tweaks lower risksbearish 35 · impact 40
12:50 PMFed's Hammack: More Tightening Needed, Prefers Small Frequent Rate Movesbearish 30 · impact 70
12:48 PMFed's Hammack: more tightness needed in economybearish 35 · impact 40
12:46 PMFed's Hammack: More tightening needed, prefers smaller frequent rate movesbearish 30 · impact 60 · this page

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