• Says raising interest rates 'makes sense'

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  • Calls for rate hikes sooner rather than later
  • Warns that waiting too long to raise rates risks hard landing or even recession
  • Says restarting rate hikes earlier allows more gradual pace
  • Williams says US economy is strong
  • Says US economy is generating jobs at unsustainable pace
  • Says inflation on course to meet 2-pct goal

Headlines via Reuters

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  • San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams
  • Speaking to the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation
  • Williams a non voter in 2016
  • A close ally of Yellen