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A global perspective must be used to prepare for the next recession, even though it’s not on the near horizon, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said Thursday.
November 16 -
With the underlying growth potential of the economy hard to pin down, targeting a price level could be effective, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams argues.
November 6 -
The federal funds rate target should continue rising gradually until reaching its “new normal of 2.5%,” Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said Wednesday.
October 11 -
A new measure of the natural rate of unemployment implies “the elimination of labor market slack,” according to an Economic Letter published Monday.
August 14 -
Federal Reserve policymaker John Williams made the case on Monday for further gradual increases in interest rates, saying he expects inflation to rise to the central bank’s 2 percent target next year as unemployment edges lower.
June 26 -
The equilibrium real interest rate is just above zero, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco researchers wrote in an Economic Letter released Monday.
June 19 -
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said his outlook hasn’t changed: he still expects three or four rate hikes and the beginning of reducing the Fed balance sheet to begin later this year.
May 5 -
With the economy recovering, now is the time to reflect on monetary policy framework and strategy and seriously consider flexible price-level targeting, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said Friday.
May 5