Turmoil makes September rate hike 'less compelling': Fed's Dudley

Turmoil makes September rate hike 'less compelling': Fed's Dudley

ROBERT GALBRAITH

New York Fed President William Dudley said the prospects of a September rate hike "seems less compelling to me than it was a few weeks ago." Addressing the market selloff, which was set off by fears that China's economy is slowing, Dudley said he wanted to see more U.S. economic data before making a final judgment on the timing of policy tightening.

(Reporting by Jonathan Spicer; Editing by Meredith Mazzilli)

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