Ken Griffin says Fed has not done enough, must continue on its path to reset inflation expectations

Ken Griffin, Citadel Founder & CEO, believes the Federal Reserve has more work to do to bring down inflation even after a series of big rate hikes.

“We should continue on the path that we’re on to ensure that we reanchor inflation expectations,” Griffin said at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha Investor Summit in New York City Wednesday.

The billionaire investor said there’s a psychological component to inflation and people in the U.S. shouldn’t start to assume inflation north of 5% is the norm.

“Once you expect it broadly enough, it becomes reality, becomes the table stakes in wage negotiations, for example,” Griffin said. “So it’s important that we don’t let inflation expectations become unanchored.”

The consumer price index increased 8.3% in August year over year, near a 40-year high and coming in above consensus expectation.

Griffin said he believes the Fed has a difficult job of taming inflation while not slowing down the economy too much. He said there could be a chance for a recession next year.

“Everybody likes to forecast recessions, and there will be one. It’s just a question of when, and frankly, how hard. Is it possible end of ’23 we have a hard landing? Absolutely,” Griffin said.

Citadel’s multistrategy flagship fund Wellington rallied 3.74% last month, bringing its 2022 performance to 25.75%, according to a person familiar with the returns.

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