Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker expects Fed officials to hike interest rates three times in 2018, compared with his earlier projection for two rises, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Speaking in an interview, Harker explained his new projection by saying: “We saw some firming of inflation.” Last week, the Fed under new Chairman Jerome Powell lifted a key interest rate and stuck to its script for three interest rate hikes this year.
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