Summary: Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a sold pace. (No Change) Job gains have remained low, on average, and unemployment rate has been little changed in recent months. (Change) The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment...
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FOMC April 29, 2026, Press Conference Q&A Summary
The following summary represents direct quotes (with minor immaterial changes to make reading easier) from the press conference – Prepared remarks and Q&A session. Dual Mandate Affirmation The U.S. economy has been expanding at a solid pace. While job gains have...
FOMC March 18, 2026, Press Conference Q&A Summary
The following summary represents direct quotes (with minor immaterial changes to make reading easier) from the press conference – Prepared remarks and Q&A session. Dual Mandate Affirmation The U.S. economy has been expanding at a solid pace. While job gains have...
FOMC March 18, 2026, Press Release – What has changed?
Summary: Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a sold pace. (Change) Job gains have remained low, and unemployment rate has been little changed in recent months. (Change) The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment and...
FOMC January 28, 2026, Press Conference Q&A Summary
The following summary represents direct quotes (with minor immaterial changes to make reading easier) from the press conference – Prepared remarks and Q&A session. Dual Mandate Affirmation Squarely focused on achieving dual mandate goals of maximum employment and...
FOMC January 28, 2026, Press Release – What has changed?
Summary: Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a sold pace. (Change) Job gains have remained low, and unemployment rate has shown some signs of stabilization. (Change) The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment and inflation...
FOMC December 10, 2025, Press Release – What has changed?
Summary: Recent Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at moderate pace. (No Change) Job gains have slowed this year, and unemployment rate has edged up but remained low through September. More recent indicators are consistent with...
FOMC December 10, 2025, Press Conference Q&A Summary
The following summary represents direct quotes (with minor immaterial changes to make reading easier) from the press conference – Prepared remarks and Q&A session. Dual Mandate Affirmation Squarely focused on achieving dual mandate goals of maximum employment and...
FOMC October 29, 2025, Press Conference Q&A Summary
The following summary represents direct quotes (with minor immaterial changes to make reading easier) from the press conference – Prepared remarks and Q&A session. Dual Mandate Affirmation Squarely focused on achieving dual mandate goals of maximum employment and...
FOMC October 29, 2025, Press Release – What has changed?
Summary: Recent Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at moderate pace. (Change) Job gains have slowed this year, and unemployment rate has edged up but remained low. (No Change) Inflation has moved up since earlier in the year and...
FOMC September 17, 2025, Press Conference Q&A Summary
The following summary represents direct quotes (with minor immaterial changes to make reading easier) from the press conference. A. Backdrop – Prepared Remarks Dual Mandate Affirmation Squarely focused on achieving dual mandate goals of maximum employment and stable...
Three Fed Governors’ Forward View after the September 17, 2025, FOMC Meeting
Click here for a summary of Chair Powell, Governor Miran and Governor Bowman speeches at three conferences after the September 17, 2025, FOMC meeting. The summary offers each of their assumptions and framework for monetary policy going forward after a 25bp rate cut. ...
FOMC September 17, 2025, Press Release – What has changed?
Summary: Recent indicators suggest that growth of economic activity moderated in the first half of the year. (No Change) Job gains have slowed, and unemployment rate has edged up but remains low. (Change) Inflation has moved up and remains somewhat elevated. (Change)...
FOMC Policy Framework Prepared Remarks, August 22, 2025
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20250822a.htm Jackson Hole Prepared Remarks Summary INTRODUCTION S. economy has shown resilience. The labor market remains near maximum employment. Inflation, though still somewhat elevated, has come down a great...
Statement on Longer-Run Goals and Monetary Policy Strategy; Amendment to the January 24, 2012, Framework August 22, 2025
Prepared Remarks Summary https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/FOMC_LongerRunGoals.pdf DUAL MANDATES AFFIRMATION The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is firmly committed to fulfilling its statutory mandate from Congress of promoting maximum...
FOMC July 30, 2025, Press Conference Q&A Summary
The following summary represents direct quotes (with minor immaterial changes to make reading easier) from the press conference. A. Backdrop – Prepared Remarks Dual Mandate Affirmation Squarely focused on achieving dual mandate goals of maximum employment and stable...
FOMC July 30, 2025, Press Release – What has changed?
Summary: Net exports continue to affect the data, recent indicators suggest that growth of economic activity moderated in the first half of the year (Change) The unemployment rate has stabilized at a low level in recent months, and labor market conditions remain...
FOMC June 18, 2025, Press Release – What has changed?
Summary: Recent indicators suggest that growth of economic activity continued to expand at a solid pace. (No Change) The unemployment rate has stabilized at a low level in recent months, and labor market conditions remain solid. (No Change) Inflation remains somewhat...
ECB Press Release June 5, 2025 – What has changed?
Inflation is currently at around the Governing Council’s 2% medium-term target. In the baseline of the new Eurosystem staff projections, headline inflation is set to average 2.0% in 2025, 1.6% in 2026 and 2.0% in 2027. The downward revisions compared with the March...
FOMC May 7, 2025, Press Conference Q&A Summary
The following summary represents direct quotes (with minor immaterial changes to make reading easier) from the press conference. A. Backdrop – Prepared Remarks Dual Mandate Affirmation Squarely focused on achieving dual mandate goals of maximum employment and stable...