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The U.S. economy is sending mixed signals about the pace of growth going forward, said Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
October 22 -
Negative rates could add to central banks’ toolbox in the next recession, though the Federal Reserve would prefer asset purchases and forward guidance.
October 21 -
Monetary policy may not be the answer for what ails the economy, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George said Friday.
October 18 -
While the economic indicators released on Thursday suggested a weakening economy, a deeper dive by analysts offers a different view.
October 17 -
While the economy continues to expand “at a slight to modest pace,” those surveyed lowered their outlooks for growth over the coming year, according to the Fed's Beige Book.
October 16 -
With talk of a possible mini deal on trade with China and the Federal Reserve announcing it will buy about $60 billion of Treasury bills each month to build its reserves, the 10-year Treasury note was yielding more than three-month bills on Friday for the first time since July.
October 11 -
Part of the problem could be “the apparent failure of mainstream economic models to capture fully the current reality.”
October 10 -
The minutes from the latest Federal Open Market Committee’s policy-setting meeting highlighted some disagreements between members.
October 9 -
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank will resume purchases of Treasury securities.
October 8 -
The producer price index saw its largest monthly drop in four years.
October 8 -
Issuance using the new Secured Overnight Financing Rate has risen to $265 billion since the beginning of 2019.
October 7 -
The U.S. economy’s loss of momentum isn’t severe enough to warrant a further reduction to interest rates, two hawkish Federal Reserve board members said.
October 7 -
There are ways to promote the Federal Reserve’s independence, but it would require changes to the current system, which is based on a “fuzzy mandate,” according to members of the Shadow Open Market Committee.
October 1 -
Not all of the threats and challenges to the Federal Reserve’s independence and credibility are external, according to former Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser.
September 30 -
The economy is doing well and the Federal Reserve should hold rates for now, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said Friday.
September 27 -
Interest rates should be less than 1.5%, not the current 1.75% to 2%, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari.
September 25 -
If the Fed thinks it can simply print money to relieve the stress, it only proves Fed officials don’t fully understand the issue.
September 25 -
Former Federal Reserve policy maker Narayana Kocherlakota says that while the recent disruptions in U.S. money markets won’t undermine the central bank’s ability to achieve its goals, they underscore that something is wrong with the plumbing of the financial system.
September 25 -
When it comes to economists, the Federal Reserve is having little success achieving greater diversity.
September 23 -
The U.S. economy is growing slower than it has in the past couple of years, and conditions may get worse in the next few quarters, according to Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard.
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