Fed's Cook: US data consistent with a soft landing
U.S. inflation should continue to fall without a significant further rise in the unemployment rate, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said on Wednesday.
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U.S. inflation should continue to fall without a significant further rise in the unemployment rate, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said on Wednesday.
July 10, 2024Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday the U.S. central bank will make interest rate decisions "when and as" they are needed, pushing back on a
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July 09, 2024Inflation is easing and the job market has returned to the "tight but not overheated" situation seen before the COVID-19 pandemic threw the U.S. economy into disarray,
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April 26, 2024Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the central bank is not growing more tolerant of higher inflation even though the latest policymaker projections
April 26, 2024The U.S. central bank needs to proceed carefully as it decides when to begin cutting interest rates, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said on Monday,
April 26, 2024Federal Reserve officials left their policy meeting in late January in search of "greater confidence" that inflation was on a sustainable downward path, a
April 26, 2024Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told U.S. lawmakers on Thursday the central bank was "well aware" of the risks its tough monetary policy posed to workers
April 26, 2024The U.S. economy is not at the point where the Federal Reserve should reduce interest rates, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said on Thursday, and while the
April 26, 2024The soft landing, it appears, will not be televised.
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April 26, 2024The move by major central banks to reduce their asset holdings, begun in 2022 as part of their inflation fight, has had only a modest impact on interest rates
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April 26, 2024Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said on Thursday he remained "cautiously optimistic" about the U.S. central bank's progress in bringing inflation
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February 08, 2024The Federal Reserve will conclude a two-day policy meeting on Wednesday, with officials parsing evidence of slowing inflation alongside continued labor
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