Fed’s Waller: Will ‘stay on the job’ to achieve 2% inflation objective

Fed’s Waller Fed is determined to bring inflation down to 2% Full speech There is nothing particularly notable in the initial comments, which didn’t directly address monetary policy or the outlook for the economy. Here is the conclusion portion of the speech: I think it is worth concluding by emphasizing an important respect in which

Feds Williams: Fed is at or near peak for federal funds rate

NY Fed President Williams is a speaking and says: Monetary policy is having the desired effects on the economy Fed is at or near peak for federal funds rate. Fed will need restrictive policy stance for some time to achieve goals. Sees inflation ebbing to 3.25% this year, heading to 2% in 2025. Future is

The Fed’s Daly (non-voting member): We are closer to our destination

Fed’s Daly San Francisco Fed Pres. Mary Daly is a speaking (nonvoting member): We stood at this week on rates in recognition that we are closer to our destination. We are holding rates steady to collect information to see if more is necessary. Holding rates this week doesn’t predict what we will do next. We

Fed’s Hawkish Takeaway Pushes Up USD, Weighs on AUD/USD, Gold

The Federal Reserve (Fed) kept rates on hold (5.25%-5.5%) at its latest meeting, but delivered a hawkish hold as what markets were anticipating – or rather, more hawkish. The Fed’s dot plot left the door open for one more rate hike by the end of this year as before, but were only looking for two