"We're making progress on inflation, discernible progress.
"We're going to have to see much more evidence that inflation is on that timely path back to 2%.
But we do have really good evidence that it has made progress and now it's just, is it continuing?"
Following the reports, market pricing in the futures market completely eliminated the possibility that the Fed would be approving any additional interest rate hikes.
Comparing the Fed's position to navigating a ship, Mester said, "We're at the crow's nest.
Persons:
Loretta Mester, Mester, CNBC's Steve Liesman, hasn't
Organizations:
Cleveland Federal, Labor Department
Locations:
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