FOMC Holds Funds Rate Steady as Powell Sees ‘No Hurry’ To Ease Policy
– Sees Risks Up for Both Higher Unemployment And Higher Inflation – Powell Says FOMC May Have to Make Tough Policy Choice but No Need Now By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Facing heightened uncertainty about how the Trump administration’s trade and other policies will affect the economy, Federal Reserve policymakers once again marked time […]
TRANSCRIPT: Fed’s Powell Says Wait and See Effects of Tariffs on Inflation, Unemployment
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Wednesday said in several different ways the Fed has to wait and see whatever effects on inflation and unemployment come from whatever the ultimate tariff rates are imposed on China and other countries – and beyond that, he said very little more. A transcript of the post-FOMC […]
FOMC Stands Pat, Sees Risks Up for Both Unemployment, Inflation
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Open Market Committee Wednesday, as expected, decided to maintain its policy rate and the only notable addition to the policy statement was that the Fed sees “the risks of higher unemployment and higher inflation have risen.” The policy statement follows: Although swings in net exports have affected the data, recent […]
Japan Finance Minister Kato: Didn’t Discuss FX Levels, Framework with US Counterpart Treasury Sec Bessent
–BOJ Governor Ueda: To Hike Interest Rates Gradually If Outlook for 2% inflation Sets in By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato told a news conference on Thursday in Washington that he and his U.S. counterpart didn’t discuss guiding the currency market toward a weaker dollar against yen to help trim the […]
FED’S BEIGE BOOK: Analysts See ‘Pre-Downturn’ Assessment of Tepid Economy Coast to Coast
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The Federal Reserve’s latest “Beige Book” survey Wednesday of economic conditions in all 12 Fed Districts reflected widespread uncertainty because of shifting trade policy, softening consumer spending and worsening outlooks that hinted at an economy on the precipice of a downturn. The following is the national summary and District-by-District snapshots from the […]
Bank of Canada Keeps Policy Rate at 2.75%, to ‘Proceed Cautiously’ While Watching Both Upside, Downside Inflation Risks from Trade War
–Governor Macklem: To Remain Less Forward-Looking Than Usual ‘Until Situation Is Clearer’–Mackem: Prepared to Act ‘Decisively’ If Information Points Clearly in One Direction–Macklem: Governing Council Discussed Both Holding Rates Steady and Cutting by 25 Basis Points as in March–Senior Deputy Governor Rogers: Some Are More Optimist about Trade Rows Being Resolved but There Is ‘Clear […]
Fed’s Powell: Economy, Labor Market ‘Still Solid’ But Outlook ‘Highly Uncertain’
– Tariffs May Boost Both Inflation, Unemployment; Give Fed ‘Difficult’ Choices – FOMC May Have to Make ‘Difficult Judgment’ in Balancing Inflation, Job Goals – Fed Chief Refrains from Saying FOMC Is In ‘No Hurry’ By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday the economy and labor market remain “solid” […]
BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Trade War Jitters Sends Global Growth Expectations To Record Low
— Global Recession Largest ‘Tail Risk’ in 15-year Survey History By Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) –Trade war jitters sent global growth expectations to a record low in April, according to BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager survey, released Wednesday. At the same time, “trade war triggering a global recession” was viewed as the biggest […]
Fed Officials Keeping Monetary Policy Sidelined in Face of Tariff War
– Barkin: Economy ‘In Very Dense Fog’; Fed Must Handle With ‘Judgment’ – Kashkari: Bar for Rate Cuts Has Risen Due to Inflation Concerns – Musalem: Bar for Cutting Rates Higher As Both Inflation, Recession Risks Up – Daly: Fed Must ‘Tread Slowly and Tread Carefully” By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve officials […]
Fed’s Powell: FOMC Must Wait For Greater ‘Clarity’ Before Changing Policy
– Uncertainty High Amid Trump Policy Changes, But Economy Still ‘In A Good Place’ – Fed Doesn’t Need To Be ‘In A Hurry’ to Lower Rates By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday the Fed has to wait for more “clarity” on the economic effects of the Trump administration’s […]