Board of Governor Powell ,A permanent voter, on the wire with Comments.Powell rarely speaks so attention must be paid.
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FED GOV POWELL: ANOTHER HIKE MAY BE APPROPRIATE FAIRLY SOON
First line to hit the wire obviously hawkish but he does go on to Temper the initial hawkish angle.
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POWELL: STILL IMPORTANT DATA COMING IN ABOUT ECON, RISKS
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POWELL: DON’T HAVE TO DECIDE UNTIL JUNE 15 HOW TO VOTE
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POWELL: NO CONCERTED EFFORT TO SIGNAL POSSIBILITY OF RATE HIKE
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POWELL: WAGE INFL DOESN’T IMPACT PRICE INFL AS MUCH AS USED TO
So it look like he is in favor of raising rates just not certain on when