Fisher: One Jobs Number Won't 'Sway' FOMC

Tapering will continue despite a January employment report that did not meet expectations, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher.

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"I will say this about the rest of our committee, they are not swayed by a single number. They are thoughtful people," Fisher said in a CNBC interview.

Fisher, a voter on the Federal Open Market Committee this year, said poor weather may have played a role in the numbers not reaching expectation, and added that the early part of the year is generally a weak economic period.


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