Fed's Williams sees no urgency to change rates

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 07:55 PM EST

By Michael S. Derby

NEW YORK, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve ?Bank of New York ?President John Williams ?said on ?Monday ?that the central bank ?does not ?face any near-term pressure ?to change ?the ?stance of monetary policy.

Monetary policy is "in a ?good place," Williams told reporters. "I don't feel like we're ?under ?any strong pressure one way or ?the other" to change the level of interest rates right now, ?he said. (Reporting by Michael S. Derby; Editing ?by Cynthia Osterman)

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