Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Thursday he believes an interest rate increase this month is likely and that the U.S. central bank has the will and space to raise rates to lower inflation if price pressures don’t ease.

“We’re absolutely committed to bringing inflation back to 2% and taking the actions necessary to do that,” Mr. Williams said in a virtual appearance.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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