Fed's Williams: Expects gradual rate hikes

Additional comments from San Francisco Fed President John Williams are crossing the wires, with key quotes (via LiveSquawk) found below:

Expects gradual rate hikes
No sign that neutral rate is moving up
Rise in wages seen helping to push up inflation
With US unemployment so low, seems like wage growth will accelerate
Markets are still pricing in some probability of tax reform

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