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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June suggests that economic activity expanded at a modest pace during the first half of the year. Labor market conditions have shown further improvement in recent…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System4 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2013-06-19

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The Manager of the SOMA reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets as well as the System open market operations during the period since…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System33 min read
Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Labor market conditions have shown further improvement in recent months, on balance, but the…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System4 min read
Federal Reserve

FOMC meeting minutes: 2013-05-01

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The Manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets as well as the System open market…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System29 min read
Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Labor market conditions have shown some improvement in recent months, on balance, but the…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System4 min read
Federal Reserve

FOMC meeting minutes: 2013-03-20

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The Manager of the System Open Market Account reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets as well as the System open market operations…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System31 min read
Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests a return to moderate economic growth following a pause late last year. Labor market conditions have shown signs of improvement in recent months but the…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
Federal Reserve

FOMC meeting minutes: 2013-01-30

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The Manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets as well as the System open market…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System28 min read
Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December suggests that growth in economic activity paused in recent months, in large part because of weather-related disruptions and other transitory factors.…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
Federal Reserve

FOMC meeting minutes: 2012-12-12

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The Manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets during the period since the Federal Open…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System32 min read
Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October suggests that economic activity and employment have continued to expand at a moderate pace in recent months, apart from weather-related disruptions. Although…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System4 min read
Federal Reserve

FOMC meeting minutes: 2012-10-24

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The Manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets during the period since the FOMC met on…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System25 min read
Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September suggests that economic activity has continued to expand at a moderate pace in recent months. Growth in employment has been slow, and the unemployment rate…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
Federal Reserve

FOMC meeting minutes: 2012-09-13

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The Manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets during the period since the Federal Open…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System31 min read
Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in August suggests that economic activity has continued to expand at a moderate pace in recent months. Growth in employment has been slow, and the unemployment rate…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
Federal Reserve

FOMC meeting minutes: 2012-08-01

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The Manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets during the period since the FOMC met on…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System29 min read
Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June suggests that economic activity decelerated somewhat over the first half of this year. Growth in employment has been slow in recent months, and the unemployment…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
Federal Reserve

FOMC meeting minutes: 2012-06-20

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The Manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets during the period since the FOMC met on…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System32 min read
Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in April suggests that the economy has been expanding moderately this year. However, growth in employment has slowed in recent months, and the unemployment rate remains…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
Federal Reserve

FOMC meeting minutes: 2012-04-25

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The Manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets during the period since the Federal Open…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System29 min read
Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March suggests that the economy has been expanding moderately. Labor market conditions have improved in recent months; the unemployment rate has declined but remains…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System2 min read
Federal Reserve

FOMC meeting minutes: 2012-03-13

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The Manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets during the period since the Federal Open…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System27 min read
Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that the economy has been expanding moderately. Labor market conditions have improved further; the unemployment rate has declined notably in recent…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System2 min read
Federal Reserve

FOMC meeting minutes: 2012-01-25

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet The Manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets during the period since the Federal Open…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System27 min read

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