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Federal Open Market Committee members have been adamant that negative rates would be a last resort.
June 2 -
“We crossed a lot of red lines that had not been crossed before,” said Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
May 29 -
When the pandemic ends, the Fed must remove accommodation, unlike after the Great Recession.
May 28 -
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said policy makers are “thinking very hard” about targeting specific yields on Treasury securities as a way of ensuring borrowing costs stay at rock-bottom levels beyond keeping the benchmark interest rate near zero.
May 27 -
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard predicted the U.S. economy will recover from the highest unemployment since the 1930s with a rapid rebound that will push the jobless rate below 10% by December.
May 26 -
The Federal Reserve has already unleashed a barrage of new policies to keep the economy out of depression. Investors reckon it’s lining up another one.
May 26 -
The Fed says it has more ammunition; experts define what those bullets are.
May 22 -
FOMC members see uncertainty and considerable economic risk from the coronavirus.
May 20 -
More pervasive virus testing and further fiscal stimulus is likely needed to revive consumer confidence and foster growth in the U.S. economy, according to Robert Kaplan, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
May 20 -
With rates near zero, analysts will turn to minutes of the latest FOMC minutes for signs of upcoming economic support.
May 19