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Clear filtersFOMC meeting minutes: 2026-09-16
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager started with an overview of developments in financial markets over the intermeeting period. Asset prices were affected by economic data that pointed to a resilient…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2026-07-29
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager began by noting that, against a backdrop of solid economic data, developments over the intermeeting period were influenced by the conflict in the Middle East. Oil…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2026-06-17
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager turned first to an overview of market developments during the intermeeting period. Asset prices were affected by a number of factors, including developments…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2026-04-29
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager turned first to an overview of market developments during the intermeeting period. The conflict in the Middle East had continued to be a key factor driving asset…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace. Job gains have remained low, on average, and the unemployment rate has been little changed in recent months. Inflation is elevated, in part reflecting…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2026-03-18
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager turned first to an overview of broad market developments during the intermeeting period. Earlier in the period, concerns about artificial intelligence (AI)…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace. Job gains have remained low, and the unemployment rate has been little changed in recent months. Inflation remains somewhat elevated.
FOMC meeting minutes: 2026-01-28
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager turned first to an overview of broad market developments during the intermeeting period. Respondents to the Open Market Desk Survey of Market Expectations (Desk…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace. Job gains have remained low, and the unemployment rate has shown some signs of stabilization. Inflation remains somewhat elevated.
FOMC meeting minutes: 2025-12-10
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager turned first to an overview of broad market developments during the intermeeting period. Market participants did not materially change their macroeconomic outlooks…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Job gains have slowed this year, and the unemployment rate has edged up through September. More recent indicators are consistent with these…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2025-10-29
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager turned first to an overview of broad market developments during the intermeeting period. Market participants left their macroeconomic outlooks little changed, and…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Job gains have slowed this year, and the unemployment rate has edged up but remained low through August; more recent indicators are consistent…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2025-09-17
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The deputy manager turned first to an overview of financial market developments during the intermeeting period. Markets appeared to interpret data releases and FOMC…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Recent indicators suggest that growth of economic activity moderated in the first half of the year. Job gains have slowed, and the unemployment rate has edged up but remains low. Inflation has moved up and remains somewhat elevated.
FOMC meeting minutes: 2025-07-30
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager turned first to a review of financial market developments. Over the intermeeting period, the expected path of the policy rate and longer-term Treasury yields were…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Although swings in net exports continue to affect the data, recent indicators suggest that growth of economic activity moderated in the first half of the year. The unemployment rate remains low, and labor market conditions remain solid.…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2025-06-18
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager turned first to a review of financial market developments. Over the intermeeting period, policy expectations and Treasury yields rose modestly, credit spreads…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Although swings in net exports have affected the data, recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace. The unemployment rate remains low, and labor market conditions remain solid. Inflation…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2025-05-07
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager turned first to a review of financial market developments. Amid significant market volatility over the intermeeting period, longer-maturity Treasury yields rose,…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Although swings in net exports have affected the data, recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace. The unemployment rate has stabilized at a low level in recent months, and labor market…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2025-03-19
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager turned first to a review of financial market developments. Over the intermeeting period, Treasury yields declined, equity prices fell, credit spreads widened, and…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace. The unemployment rate has stabilized at a low level in recent months, and labor market conditions remain solid. Inflation remains somewhat elevated.
FOMC meeting minutes: 2025-01-29
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager turned first to a review of developments in financial markets. Over the intermeeting period, broad equity price indexes had declined moderately, credit spreads had…
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