[Federal Reserve's Mussailem: Further tightening of monetary policy is needed to bring inflation back to target; interest rates should be raised in the next 6 to 9 months] Golden Finance reports that on October 9, Federal Reserve's Mussailem stated that further tightening of monetary policy is necessary to bring inflation back to target, and interest rates should be raised in the next 6 to 9 months. The economy is currently quite strong, and the best thing the Federal Reserve can do is to lower inflation; market inflation expectations remain stable, and there is no sign of the Federal Reserve's credibility being questioned.