Fed's Plosser Says Last FOMC Statement was 'Overly Pessimistic'

August 26, 2011 8:20 AM EDT
Currently speaking to CNBC's Steve Leisman, Philly Fed President Charles Plosser called the FOMC's latest statement "overly pessimistic." The Fed head believes holding rates pat til 2013 would be a mistake.

Plosser argues the largest impact from the crisis in Europe on American's is "uncertainty," and that US businesses are "frozen" with this uncertainty.

The Fed Pres sees a "long, slow log for the US recovery.


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