# Cleveland Fed President Supports Quick Rate Hikes to Control Inflation

> Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack urges swift restrictive monetary policy to curb broad-based inflation and AI-driven cost pressures.
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- Source: The Economic Times — https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/us-stocks/news/cleveland-feds-hammack-backs-restrictive-policy-says-better-if-it-comes-relatively-quickly/articleshow/134901637.cms
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- Published: 2026-10-12T19:03:00+00:00
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## Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack
Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said on Monday the US central bank should move 'relatively quickly' to a restrictive monetary policy stance to control inflation she feels has become more broad-based.

> I see inflation pressures as relatively broad-based rather than concentrated in one component.
## Inflation Pressures Broad-Based
Hammack noted energy prices rising for oil, retail gasoline, and diesel but emphasized inflation is not solely driven by energy costs.

> Energy has been making headlines this year, with prices rising for oil, retail gasoline, and diesel, but it isn't the whole story.
## AI Buildout Raises Costs
Hammack highlighted demand-side pressures from AI buildout increasing prices on computer, electronic, and high-tech components.

> Demand-side pressures coming from the AI buildout are raising prices on key computer, electronic, and high-tech components.
## Restrictive Policy for Inflation Control
Hammack stated a restrictive monetary policy stance is appropriate to ensure a timely return to 2% inflation and should be implemented relatively quickly.

> A restrictive monetary policy stance is appropriate to ensure a timely return to 2% inflation.
## Current Inflation Forecast
Hammack's staff research indicates underlying inflation is in the mid-to-high 2% range, with a timeline for returning to 2% inflation.

> She said research by her staff puts underlying inflation currently in the mid-to-high 2% range.
## Fed Policy Committee Role
Hammack, a voting member of the Fed's policy committee, has been among the more hawkish voices and dissented in favor of raising rates at the July meeting.

> Hammack, a voting member of the central bank's policy committee, has been among the more hawkish Fed voices, and dissented in favor of raising rates at the meeting in July.
## Transparency and Forward Guidance
Hammack stressed the importance of explaining policy decisions to ensure households and firms can make better-informed decisions.

> I have a responsibility to the public to explain why I make the decisions I make. Transparency has the benefit of allowing consumers, businesses, and financial markets to make better-informed decisions.
## Key takeaway

Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack says the Fed should move quickly to restrictive monetary policy to control broad-based inflation and AI-related cost pressures.