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FOMC meeting minutes: 2020-07-29

Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The System Open Market Account (SOMA) manager turned first to a review of U.S. financial market developments. Over the intermeeting period, overall financial conditions eased…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System36 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2020-06-10

Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The System Open Market Account (SOMA) manager first discussed developments in financial markets over the intermeeting period. Risk asset prices were buoyed by optimism about…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System32 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System2 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2020-04-29

Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The System Open Market Account (SOMA) manager first discussed developments in financial markets. Financial conditions had shown notable improvement over recent weeks. Equity…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System37 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System2 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2020-03-15

Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The System Open Market Account (SOMA) manager first reviewed developments in domestic and global financial markets. Financial markets remained exceptionally volatile amid the…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System43 min read
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Federal Reserve announces establishment of a temporary FIMA Repo Facility to help support the smooth functioning of financial markets

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced the establishment of a temporary repurchase agreement facility for foreign and international monetary authorities (FIMA Repo Facility) to help support the smooth functioning of financial markets,…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System2 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

The Federal Reserve is committed to use its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time and thereby promote its maximum employment and price stability goals.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
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Federal Reserve announces the establishment of temporary U.S. dollar liquidity arrangements with other central banks

The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced the establishment of temporary U.S. dollar liquidity arrangements (swap lines) with the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Banco Central do Brasil, the Danmarks Nationalbank (Denmark), the Bank of…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System1 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

The coronavirus outbreak has harmed communities and disrupted economic activity in many countries, including the United States. Global financial conditions have also been significantly affected. Available economic data show that the…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System4 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2020-01-29

Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The SOMA manager reviewed developments in financial markets over the intermeeting period. For most of the period, risk asset prices rose as market participants focused on a…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System32 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System2 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2019-12-11

Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The System Open Market Account manager first reviewed developments in financial markets over the intermeeting period. Market prices appeared to respond mainly to signs of…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System28 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System2 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2019-10-30

Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager pro tem first reviewed developments in financial markets over the intermeeting period. Early in the period, market participants focused on signs of weakness in…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System44 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System2 min read
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Statement Regarding Monetary Policy Implementation

Consistent with its January 2019 Statement Regarding Monetary Policy Implementation and Balance Sheet Normalization, the Committee reaffirms its intention to implement monetary policy in a regime in which an ample supply of reserves…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2019-09-18

Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager pro tem first discussed developments in global financial markets over the intermeeting period. Global financial markets were volatile over the intermeeting period,…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System38 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System2 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2019-07-31

Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager pro tem discussed developments in financial markets over the intermeeting period. Regarding market participants' views about the July FOMC meeting, nearly all…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System36 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System2 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2019-06-19

Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager pro tem discussed developments in global financial markets over the intermeeting period. Trade-related developments reportedly led many market participants to take…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System30 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity is rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System2 min read

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