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Fed’s Musalem Signals Rates Should Rise Next Six-to-Nine Months

Bloomberg Markets Thursday 08 October 2026, 18:47 UTC 1 min read
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Balance of Power Oct 8th, 2026 Fed’s Musalem Signals Rates Should Rise Next Six-to-Nine Months St. Louis Fed president Alberto Musalem said that interest rates will have to increase over the next six to nine months in order to bring inflation down in a 'timely manner,' but stopped short of endorsing a rate hike at the Fed's October meeting. Musalem, speaking with Bloomberg's Mike McKee at the Future of Fixed Income conference in New York, said that he goes into every meeting without...

Balance of Power Oct 8th, 2026 Fed’s Musalem Signals Rates Should Rise Next Six-to-Nine Months St. Louis Fed president Alberto Musalem said that interest rates will have to increase over the next six to nine months in order to bring inflation down in a 'timely manner,' but stopped short of endorsing a rate hike at the Fed's October meeting. Musalem, speaking with Bloomberg's Mike McKee at the Future of Fixed Income conference in New York, said that he goes into every meeting without 'prejudging' the outcome.
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