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The headline was a little earlier "I tossed a coin for the Fed September meeting" Nikkei reports - Blinder sees a 50/50 chance of Fed rate hike in September

There is more at the Nikkei, link here

  • Q: So how would you assess labor market conditions?
  • A: I think a reasonable conclusion is we're getting close to the neighborhood of full employment but we haven't got there yet. And that's ... the view of the majority of the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee). There are some members of the FOMC, often called the hawks, who believe we're already completely back to full employment.