FED’S DALY: READY TO ‘PIVOT’ TO STIMULUS WHEN VIRUS CRISIS ENDS

WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Reserve’s emergency relief programs will give way to stimulus and a focus on lowering unemployment whenever the coronavirus crisis has ebbed, San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said Monday. Speaking at a National Press Club-sponsored event and later to reporters, Daly said it would make no sense to focus on […]

FED’S KAPLAN Q&A: DUBIOUS ON YIELD CURVE TARGETING

–Dallas Fed President Says Businesses Face ‘Gut Check’ in August/September NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan said Monday he is dubious about suggestions the Fed target interest rate levels along the US Treasury yield curve as a policy tool. Kaplan, responding to a question during a web appearance, said he would not […]