Bullard is the third Fed voting official that has spoken this week. On Tuesday, Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said the U.S. unemployment rate is nearing its natural rate and that the central bank is still conducting expansionary monetary policy.
Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren said Wednesday that U.S. and global economic growth may be diverging and could force the Fed into a more gradual pace of normalization.
William Dudley, the New York Fed President, is scheduled to speak Friday.