Kansas City Fed Leader Warns Against Interest Rate Hike Impact

The Kansas City finance world has always been more conservative than the rest of the nation. 

Accordingly, this word on monetary policy is worth a glimpse and offers a hint that the people in charge understand that the future of the U.S. economy is going to be rough . . . Check-it . . .

Kansas City Federal Reserve President Esther George, in a statement released on Friday, said "the speed with which we adjust the policy rate is important. Policy changes affect the economy with a lag, and significant and abrupt changes can be unsettling to households and small businesses as they make necessary adjustments."

"It also has implications for the yield curve and traditional bank lending models, such as those prevalent among community banks," she continued.

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