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May 16, 2022

Federal Reserve

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Rosengren: Fed should begin slowing stimulus efforts by fall

August 12, 2021 Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston added his voice Monday to a growing number of people, inside and outside the Fed, who say the central bank should soon begin […]

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Powell says inflation, though elevated, will likely moderate

July 14, 2021 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested Wednesday that inflation, which has been surging as the recovery strengthens, “will likely remain elevated in coming months” before “moderating.” At the same time, Powell signaled […]

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HILL: ‘Inflation is our friend!’

July 7, 2021 Frank Hill

Dan Aykroyd of “Saturday Night Live” had a memorable spoof of President Jimmy Carter’s anti-inflation speech in 1978, where he was ‘quoted’ as saying: “Inflation is our friend. In the year 2000, if current trends […]

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Powell says economy growing rapidly, inflation up ‘notably’

June 24, 2021 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The economy is growing at a healthy clip, and that has accelerated inflation, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says in written testimony delivered Tuesday at a congressional oversight hearing.  Still, Powell reiterated […]

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Delicate task for Fed: When to pull back on low-rate support

June 14, 2021 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With inflation rising in a fast-rebounding economy, the Federal Reserve is poised this week to discuss when it will take its first steps toward dialing back its ultra-low interest rate policies. It […]

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Even as economy heats up, Fed to stick with near-zero rates

April 30, 2021 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hiring is accelerating as Americans increasingly venture out to shop, eat at restaurants and travel, and inflation pressures are even picking up after lying dormant for years. Yet this week, the Federal […]

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Fed expects to keep its key rate near zero through 2023

March 17, 2021 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Reserve foresees the economy accelerating quickly this year but still expects to keep its benchmark interest rate pinned near zero through 2023, despite concerns in financial markets about potentially higher […]

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Fed’s Powell: Recovery incomplete, higher inflation unlikely

February 23, 2021 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell underscored the U.S. economy’s ongoing weakness Tuesday in remarks that suggested that the Fed sees no need to alter its ultra-low interest rate policies anytime soon. “The […]

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Powell stresses commitment to full employment and low rates

February 11, 2021 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday underscored the Fed’s commitment to reducing unemployment to multi-decade lows, where it stood before the pandemic, while signaling little concern about the risk of potentially […]

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Powell signals Fed will keep aiding economy with bond buying

January 15, 2021 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sought Thursday to tamp down any concerns that the Fed might soon withdraw some of its support for the U.S. economy and stressed that any such pullback […]

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