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Daly says Fed rate hike likely, despite ‘painful’ tech-stock dive

By Thomson Reuters Nov 6, 2026 | 12:32 PM

Nov 6 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said on Friday ​she feels the US ‌central bank will likely need to raise rates further to bring too-high inflation down, even as she acknowledged what ‌she ​called the “painful” but ⁠orderly repricing of ⁠technology stocks as investors reassess the risks to AI-driven demand growth.

“My expectation is, we’re going to ​have to tighten policy further,” Daly said on CNBC, ⁠though exactly when ⁠and how much is not ​yet clear. Noting “how volatile the world ​seems to be in many ‌ways,” she added, “those volatilities are something that you have to take into account, collect more information, ⁠and be deliberate but more gradual in how you get there when you ⁠don’t ‌know exactly where you’re ⁠going to need to ​head. ‌But more is likely to ​be ⁠needed and certainly we’re prepared —  I’m prepared — to do that, if that’s what the economy calls for.”

(Reporting by Ann Saphir; Editing by ​Chris Reese)