"I expect the program to be carried through." He too is considered an inflation hawk and in the past questioned the efficacy of
QE2.
UNCHARTERED TERRITORY
Critics of the policy -- which takes the Fed under Chairman Ben Bernanke into uncharted territory -- say it lays the groundwork for a sharp run-up in inflation. Others say it could lead to asset bubbles in unexpected areas of the economy
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Also on Monday, global central bank policymakers warned about the threat of resurgent inflation in fast-growing emerging economies and indicated a willingness to keep price pressures in check.
Lockhart
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His speech in Atlanta was canceled due to a snowstorm, but the regional Fed provided a copy of the text to reporters.
Recent data showed a boost in U.S. consumer spending and a drop in jobless benefit claims, suggesting the world's biggest economy is on the mend.
But the recovery is slow: U.S. data on Friday showed the economy generated a weaker-than-expected 103,000 jobs last month and revealed a troubling rise in the number of people exiting the work force -- some credence for backers of QE2.
Kocherlakota said he expects the U.S. economy to grow 3 percent to 3.5 percent this year
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Weighing in on the jobs data
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"The rate of job creation is still below the level that will consistently bring down the unemployment rate, but the labor market is showing signs of improvement," he said.
Lockhart highlighted three elements that could hamper the United States' economic rebou