Fed&#39;s Pianalto says longer-term inflation trend too high
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Inflation hovering around 3 percent  in the United States since 2005 is too high for comfort in the  longer term, Cleveland Federal Reserve President Sandra  Pianalto said on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON - Consumer prices barely budged last month, suggesting that inflation isn&#39;t currently a problem for the economy and Federal Reserve policymakers can stick with a gradual approach to raising interest rates.
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With prices heating up to combustion point, you need inflation protection.
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Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Sandra Pianalto said on Thursday the economy has shifted to a lower growth track and that she is concerned about downside risks to an already weak outlook.
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Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Sandra Pianalto said on Thursday the economy has shifted to a lower growth track given restraints led by weak housing prices and falling equities prices.
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Even with the surge of energy prices, Fed policy-makers said &#39;inflation and longer-term inflation expectations remain well-contained.
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U.S. Treasury prices crept higher on  Wednesday, with long-dated bonds benefiting from the view that  higher U.S. interest rates will help keep inflation under  control.
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A leap in gasoline prices pushed the overall rate of inflation higher last month, but consumer prices nationwide generally appear to be increasing at a consistently slower rate.
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Inflation in China reached a 27-month high last month, but separate figures for growth in the money supply and loans suggested that the broader economy was not yet overheating.
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Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, warns of the continuing pressures of inflation on the world's largest economy.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy makers  want to shift their emphasis away from current benign inflation  to uncertainty about future price pressures, and are debating  whether to stop calling inflation &quot;elevated&quot; in their policy  statements, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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A jump in consumer inflation raised concerns among investors about how much freedom the Fed has to continue a campaign aimed at freeing up tight credit markets.
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The dangers of inflation may not yet be over for the United States, despite recent data indicating that price rises have slowed, St Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole said in an interview published on Wednesday.
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Investor's Business Daily - Echoing hawkish statements by other Fed officials, Cleveland Fed President Sandra Pianalto called the threat of higher inflation &quot;the predominant risk&quot; to the economy. She also warned that inflation expectations could be fueled by rising energy prices. On a more positive note, she said consumer demand has held up despite housing woes that have cut as much as a percentage point 15ff annual U.S. growth.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policy makers suggested ''significant&quot; increases in short-term interest rates probably would be needed to keep inflation from becoming a problem, according to minutes of their August meeting that were released yesterday.
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WASHINGTON : The Federal Reserve&#39;s policy of gradual interest rate hikes is a sign the US economy does not need the stimulus that low rates supply, according to Cleveland Fed president Sandra Pianalto.
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Central banks should not respond to every wiggle from inflation as they seek steady prices and the &quot;too big to fail&quot; mantle enjoyed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose a threat to financial stability, St.