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Former Head of Fed Market Analysis: High Inflation Will Cause Problems

June 8, 2021 By Jeremy Jones, CFA

FOMC Chairman Powell answers a reporter’s question at the October 30, 2019 press conference.

The former head of monetary and financial market analysis at the Fed, Brian Sack, has warned that higher inflation will be a problem for the Central Bank. Bloomberg reports:

The economist who helped change the way the Federal Reserve assesses long-run inflation expectations says their current level means the central bank needs to start laying the groundwork for shrinking its massive bond-buying program.

As head of monetary and financial market analysis at the Fed Board of Governors almost two decades ago, Brian Sack and his colleagues championed the use of a forward measure of inflation expectations to help guide policy. Now director of global economics at hedge fund D.E. Shaw & Co., he says the so-called five-year, five-year forward breakeven inflation rate has climbed to a level where further increases would be problematic for the central bank.

The rate, which looks past some of the short-term noise that affects consumer prices, reached a seven-year high last month of 2.55%. That level translates into an average of over 2% annually during the half decade beginning in 2026 on the price measure the Fed actually targets. So the central bank is effectively on course to achieve its average 2% inflation goal in the eyes of investors.

The rebound from ultra-depressed levels seen during the pandemic’s initial onslaught is beneficial, Sack says. But advancing much further risks pushing inflation expectations to levels that would make it harder for the Fed to meet its twin objectives of stable prices and maximum employment.

“Inflation expectations have already risen to a level consistent with the Fed’s mandate, so my view is that the Fed should not allow them to rise further,” said Sack, who also formerly headed the New York Fed’s markets group. “It may be time to adjust the policy message to reflect that.”

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Jeremy Jones, CFA, CFP® is the Director of Research at Young Research & Publishing Inc., and the Chief Investment Officer at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. was ranked #5 in CNBC's 2021 Financial Advisor Top 100. Jeremy is also a contributing editor of youngresearch.com.
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