Fed's Williams says wouldn't rule out June rate hike: Nikkei

"I wouldn't want to eliminate the possibility of a rate hike in June," Williams was quoted as saying. Williams is among the voting members this year on the Fed's policy-setting committee and his thinking on monetary policy is considered in the mainstream at the central bank.

Williams told the Nikkei the United States was not seeing a broad decline in inflation, and he said monetary policy actions can take "a year or two" to impact the economy.

(Reporting by Timothy Ahmann; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)