US Fed hawkishness raises the risk of a policy mistake

The US Federal Reserve is committed to tightening policy, despite uncertainty over both weak inflation and personnel

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  • Fed credibility in question
  • Markets fear mistake
  • Yellen fears 'too loose for too long'
  • Uncertainty over inflation and Fed leadership

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