WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Tight monetary policy is
"unequivocally" slowing the U.S. economy, allowing the U.S.
Federal Reserve to move "more deliberately" with any further
interest rate increases, Richmond Federal Reserve president
Thomas Barkin said on Thursday.
"I'm confident that our foot is unequivocally on the brake,"
Barkin said in a podcast posted to the Richmond Fed Web site.
"It just makes sense to steer more deliberately" as the Fed both
studies the impact of monetary policy on the economy but also
watches to see if inflation continues slowing.
(Reporting by Howard Schneider)
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