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With growth slowing and uncertainty in the economy, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Friday, data will steer his view of future Fed activity.

The U.S. central bank can “easily” take a patient stance toward additional interest-rate increases, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said.

The Trump administration is considering whether to renominate Marvin Goodfriend to join the Federal Reserve Board.

Federal Reserve Governor Randal Quarles expressed optimism about the state of the U.S. economy, calling strong hiring and low inflation a “good environment” even as investors focus on mounting threats to growth.

The Bond Buyer gives its listeners two podcasts in one today. First, Gary Siegel talks about what the Federal Reserve may be doing for the rest of the year. Second, Luis Maizel of LM Capital focuses in on what's important for the fixed income sector in 2019. Chip Barnett hosts.

The Federal Reserve has plenty of reasons to pause its interest-rate increases in March to take stock of the economy, according to former Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart.

The still-strong U.S. economy showed signs of slowing in recent weeks amid declining optimism, though most regions continued to show modest to moderate growth, a Federal Reserve survey showed.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan said he wants the U.S. central bank to take its time and watch how the economy evolves before it lifts interest rates again.

With inflation remaining low, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said Tuesday, the data do not support any more rate hikes.

Monetary policy is close to a neutral level and the Fed needs to be cautious and patient about future rate hikes, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George said Tuesday.