Fed's Bostic: The US will be “hard pressed” to get inflation below 3.0% for all of 2022

Atlanta Fed President and FOMC member Raphael Bostic said on Tuesday that the US will be "hard-pressed" to get inflation back below 3.0% for all of 2022, reported Reuters. However, Bostic said he remained optimistic that Fed actions will produce steady movement of inflation back to the bank's 2.0% target. 

Seperately, Bostic warned of significant upwards pressures on energy prices.