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FOMC meeting minutes: 2016-06-15

Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets during the period since the Committee met on April…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System35 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in April indicates that the pace of improvement in the labor market has slowed while growth in economic activity appears to have picked up. Although the unemployment rate…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2016-04-27

Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets, including changes in market participants' expectations…

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

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that labor market conditions have improved further even as growth in economic activity appears to have slowed. Growth in household spending has…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2016-03-16

Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets, including recent monetary policy actions of foreign…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System33 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace despite the global economic and financial developments of recent months. Household…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2016-01-27

Developments in Financial Markets, Open Market Operations, and Policy Normalization The SOMA manager reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets, including changes in the expectations of market participants for…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System36 min read
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Federal Open Market Committee reaffirms its "Statement on Longer-Run Goals and Monetary Policy Strategy"

As part of its annual organizational meeting actions, the Federal Open Market Committee reaffirmed its "Statement on Longer-Run Goals and Monetary Policy Strategy," with a revision to clarify that it views its inflation objective as…

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

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December suggests that labor market conditions improved further even as economic growth slowed late last year. Household spending and business fixed investment have…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2015-12-16

Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets, including expectations of market participants for…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System31 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing at solid rates in…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2015-10-28

Developments in Financial Markets, Open Market Operations, and Policy Normalization The deputy manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets, money markets, and…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System31 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing at solid rates in…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2015-09-17

Developments in Financial Markets, Open Market Operations, and Policy Normalization The manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets. The deputy manager followed…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System31 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July suggests that economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace. Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing moderately, and the housing…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2015-07-29

Developments in Financial Markets, Open Market Operations, and Policy Normalization In a joint session of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the manager of the System Open…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System35 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that economic activity has been expanding moderately in recent months. Growth in household spending has been moderate and the housing sector has shown…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2015-06-17

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet In a joint session of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the manager of the System Open Market…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System33 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in April suggests that economic activity has been expanding moderately after having changed little during the first quarter. The pace of job gains picked up while the…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2015-04-29

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet In a joint session of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the manager of the System Open Market…

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 March suggests that economic growth slowed during the winter months, in part reflecting transitory factors. The pace of job gains moderated, and the unemployment rate…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2015-03-18

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet In a joint session of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the manager of the System Open Market…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System35 min read
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that economic growth has moderated somewhat. Labor market conditions have improved further, with strong job gains and a lower unemployment rate. A…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System3 min read
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FOMC meeting minutes: 2015-01-28

Developments in Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet In a joint session of the Committee and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on…

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System41 min read

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