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Fed's Williams says he won't 'prejudge' size of rate rise at upcoming policy meeting

NEW YORK, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams declined on Thursday to say what size of an interest rate rise he would like to see at the central bank's upcoming policy meeting.

“I’m not going to prejudge" the size of the rate rise that will happen at the Jan. 31-Feb. 1 meeting, Williams said, although he noted that financial markets' outlook for monetary policy is in line with the central banks. Williams spoke before a group of financial market professionals in New Y0rk. (Reporting by Michael S. Derby; Editing by Leslie Adler)