The FOMC permanent voting committee and New York Federal Reserve President Williams will deliver a speech in ten minutes.
Ben Bernanke, the former Federal Reserve chairperson, has called for the central bank to provide the public with a fuller explanation of its interest rate decisions, as well as deeper analysis of potential forecast scenarios. "The release of specific alternative scenarios and their potential implications can drive a subtle but important shift in the Fed's communications strategy," Mr. Bernanke said in a note prepared for Friday's meeting at Fed headquarters in Washington.
The former New York Federal Reserve president recently warned that the easing of trade tensions could easily become "Fed poison", making monetary policy more difficult to operate. He could only express "sympathy" to Powell. Click to view...
Traders continue to bet that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates for the first time in September and for the second time in October.
Fed funds rate futures further cut expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut, with U.S. 10-year Treasury futures down 9 points.
Fed funds rate futures further cut expectations of a Fed rate cut, with U.S. 10-year Treasury futures down 9 points. (Golden Ten)
The 2025 FOMC voting committee, St. Louis Federal Reserve President Musalem, the 2026 FOMC voting committee, Cleveland Federal Reserve President Hamak, and Federal Reserve Governor Bowman will speak at a panel meeting to be announced in ten minutes.
JPMorgan pointed out that when the Federal Reserve is torn between conflicting macroeconomic forces, it often ends up falling behind. Click to view...
Traders fully price the Fed to cut interest rates four times by 25 basis points by the end of 2025.
According to Cynthia Lummis, chair of the U.S. Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets, she said she will continue to hold the Federal Reserve accountable until the digital asset industry is treated fairly.
China International Capital Corporation Research Report believes that considering two scenarios, one is the lack of substantive progress in the negotiations between the United States and its trading partners, and the effective tariff rate of the United States is still very high after 90 days. At this time, the income effect is dominant, and economic demand is weakening or prompting the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates from July. The cumulative rate reduction for the whole year may reach 100...
Philip Jefferson, vice-chairperson of the Federal Reserve, said the central bank's goal of maintaining price stability and achieving full employment would help promote economic mobility in the US. "In a tight labour market, when individuals move up to higher positions, it frees up jobs for newcomers or less educated workers," Mr. Jefferson said in a speech for the Philadelphia Fed on Tuesday.
On April 22nd, according to an analysis by the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank, the U.S. federal government's broad labor force (including contract workers and funded program employees) may decrease by more than 1.20 million people. The forecast mainly reflects the shrinkage of the size of the government's indirect employment through contracts and funded programs. "Given the size of the federal workforce, this decline in employment levels could have a significant impact on the labor market," Atlant...
Goolsbee, president of the Chicago Fed, issued a stark warning: "Political interference will lead to runaway inflation and rising unemployment". But Trump said there was little inflation in the US and "Mr. Too Late" should cut interest rates. Click to view...
According to Coinpaprika, Susan Collins, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said that the Federal Reserve is ready to step in to stabilize the financial marekt if necessary. While market conditions are stable and there are no widespread concerns about liquidity, the Federal Reserve has a variety of tools at its disposal to deal with potential market volatility. Collins stressed that while interest rate cuts are not the main solution to liquidity problems, other established tools ca...