Kansas City Federal Reserve President Esther George said Thursday that she thought two more interest-rate hikes would be appropriate this year and “several more” would likely be needed next year.

In a series of interviews kicking off the Fed’s Jackson Hole, Wyo., summit, which is hosted by her regional bank, George was upbeat about the economy, saying it was “firing on all cylinders” and gradual rate hikes were the right path.

“We’re at a good point in the economy which has allowed the Federal Reserve to begin to remove some of the stimulus we put in place years ago,” George said on the Fox Business Network.

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More specifically, in an interview with Bloomberg, George said : “Based on what I see today, I think two more rate hikes could be appropriate.” She noted this wasn’t a commitment and she would be watching the data.

“Hopefully everything holds together as we get to the end of the year,” she said.

Fed minutes released Wednesday pointed to a September rate hike but also revealed there was more uncertainty about what happens next, tied in part to trade tariffs.

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George is one of the more hawkish regional Fed presidents. Given a vacancy on the Federal Open Market Committee, she became a voting member at the Fed’s early-August meeting. She will also have a vote next year.

In the Bloomberg interview, George said it was harder to predict policy moves in 2019 but said she would like to see the benchmark rate get near 3%, the level she said was “neutral” and would neither stimulate nor restrain growth.

“That would suggest we need to make several more moves next year too,” she said.

The Fed has penciled in two more moves this year and three in 2019.

George said the risks to the economy appear balanced. There is a risk to the upside from the Trump tax cut and subsequent boost in federal spending that is coming at a time when Fed policy is still accommodative, she said.

On the downside, there are risks of a possible trade war and from emerging markets, she noted.

Asked about Trump’s criticism of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, George said that Trump isn’t the first president to complain about higher interest rates.

She said Congress has put in place important “firewalls” to allow the Fed to focus on the longer-term health of the economy and not worry about politics.