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Plosser: Reverse course soon

Like Fisher, Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser is also known as an inflation hawk, and has been critical of QE2.

Speaking in New York just two weeks ago, he said the Fed is nearing its time to reverse its easy-money policies.

"The apparent strengthening of the U.S. economy suggests that, in the not-too-distant future, monetary policy will have to begin reversing course from a very accommodative policy stance."

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