# The Economic Outlook, Monetary Policy, and Normal Policymaking Now and in the Future

> Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester outlined the economic outlook, noting US growth near 3% and inflation at the 2% target with strong labor markets. She discussed the transition to more normal monetary policy.

- Date: 2018-10-25 · published 2018-10-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62446-the-economic-outlook-monetary-policy-and-normal-policymaking-now-and-in-the
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Signals of continued Fed tightening support the dollar and can weigh on dollar-priced commodities. The speech is a policy outlook with no immediate supply or demand effect on feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- clevelandfed.org: https://www.clevelandfed.org/collections/speeches/2018/sp-20181025-economic-outlook-monetary-policy-and-normal-policymaking-now-and-in-the-future

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