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The Fed will have to "pivot from stabilization to accommodation" during the pandemic, Fed governor says.
September 1 -
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida left open the possibility of employing Treasury yield caps at some point in the future, though he indicated it’s not likely now and reiterated the central bank’s rejection of negative interest rates.
August 31 -
There isn’t any urgency for the Federal Reserve to offer more clarity on how long it will hold interest rates near zero at the moment because investors already understand the central bank won’t be tightening for a while, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said.
August 31 -
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell announced the group's new policy framework, but didn't explain why it would work.
August 28 -
The Federal Reserve has already given enough guidance about the likely path of interest rates at this juncture and doesn’t need to offer more, Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan said.
August 28 -
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced a new approach to monetary policy Thursday that takes a more relaxed stance on inflation and on its view of how low U.S. unemployment can go.
August 27 -
The big gain suggests the manufacturing sector will be a positive for economic growth in the near term.
August 26 -
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George, who has been among the most hawkish Fed policy makers, doesn’t oppose some overshooting of the central bank’s 2% inflation target and sees more risk of price pressures being too weak than too strong.
August 26 -
Observers expect the Fed to use the gathering, virtual this year, to release the new monetary policy framework it's been working on.
August 24 -
Recent inflation data suggests an expected pickup in inflation, but economists see a different picture.
August 21