Federal Open Market Committee, 16/06/2021 Federal Open Markets Committee meeting, US Fed. 15-16/6/2021. Fed expects current inflationary surge to be transitory In the year to May, consumer price inflation in the USA hit 5%, the highest reading since August 2008. Fuel and transportation costs recorded the biggest increase but virtually every sector of the … Continue reading Federal Open Market Committee 16/06/2021
Federal Open Market Committee 28/04/2021
Federal Open Market Committee, 28/04/2021 Federal Open Market Committee meeting, US Fed. 27-28/04/2022 First signs of dissent from within the Fed? The Federal Reserve’s Open Markets Committee met on 27th - 28th April 2021 and voted unanimously to continue with its very substantial monthly asset purchase scheme. It also re-stated that very accommodative monetary … Continue reading Federal Open Market Committee 28/04/2021
Federal Open Market Committee 17/03/2021
Federal Open Market Committee, 17/03/2021 Federal Open Market Committee meeting, US Fed. 16-17/03/2021 Will the Fed underestimate the inflationary surge? The Federal Reserve’s Open Markets Committee met on 16th-17th March 2021 and voted unanimously to keep interest rates low and to continue with its very substantial monthly asset purchase scheme. It also re-stated that … Continue reading Federal Open Market Committee 17/03/2021
Federal Open Market Committee 27/01/2021
Federal Open Market Committee, 27/01/2021 Federal Open Market Committee meeting, US Fed. 26-27/01/2021 No new initiatives at Fed’s first FOMC meeting of 2021 The Federal Reserve’s Open Markets Committee met 27th January 2021 and no new initiatives were announced. The Committee reaffirmed its commitment to keep interest rates low and to continue with its … Continue reading Federal Open Market Committee 27/01/2021
Federal Open Market Committee 16/09/2020
Federal Open Market Committee, 16/09/2020 Federal Open Market Committee meeting, US Fed. 15-16/09/2020 US Federal Reserve to continue with loose monetary policy The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee met on 15th-16th September. As expected, no new initiatives were announced although the Committee reaffirmed its commitment to keep interest rates low and to continue with … Continue reading Federal Open Market Committee 16/09/2020