Topic: Federal Open Market Committee
Kocherlakota: Fed must be careful on tightening timing
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MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve must be especially careful when the time comes to raise interest rates because of its bloated balance sheet, Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota said on Tuesday. "Where we are right now is a rather extreme form of where we are at the end ...
Fed hikes rate on bank loans amid easing financial crisis
AFP Global Edition
<div><p>The US Federal Reserve said Thursday it was increasing the interest rate it charged on emergency loans to banks in a move to normalize lending after radical measures to jolt the economy from recession.</p><p>The Fed said the ...
U.S. deflation no longer a risk says Fed's Bullard: report
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<div><p>SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States has escaped the danger of a Japanese-style deflationary trap, but it is not yet time to start tightening policy, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard told the Financial Times.</p><p>Bullard said ...
Federal Reserve Continues To Hold Interest Rates Steady
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