Overall, the statement seems more upbeat in terms of economic activity, but seems to place a potentially higher risk of deflation, “With substantial resource slack likely to continue to dampen cost pressures and with longer-term inflation expectations stable, the Committee expects that inflation will remain subdued for some time.” The Fed reiterated they will end […]
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FOMC Statement
As expected the Fed announced no changes to the target range for the federal funds rate, which currently stands at between 0% and 0.25%. The market was trading up prior to the announcement on what was generally expected to be a more constructive economic outlook from the Fed. In fact the Fed did seem more […]