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Fed’s Bostic: ‘Pretty strong’ GDP growth raises inflation concerns

Friday, February 20 by SRN News

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Full-year economic growth at 2.2% is "a pretty strong number" that is high enough to raise concerns about persistent inflation and likely require tight monetary policy to hold back the economy, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said... Read More.

Fed’s Barr says central bank likely on hold for some time as it watches for easing inflation

Tuesday, February 17 by SRN News

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said on Tuesday another central bank interest rate cut could come somewhere well down the road amid ongoing risks to the U.S. inflation outlook. "Based on current conditions and the data... Read More.

Fed’s Goolsbee: ‘Several’ rate cuts possible this year if inflation gets on track to 2%

Tuesday, February 17 by SRN News

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve could approve "several more" interest rate cuts this year if inflation resumes a decline to the central bank's 2% target, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said on Tuesday, downplaying a recent weak consumer... Read More.

Feds allege Guardians P Emmanuel Clase fixed pitch in playoff game

Friday, February 13 by SRN News

Federal prosecutors allege in an indictment unsealed Friday that former Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase rigged a pitch in a playoff game and used coded language to try to conceal his efforts to help gamblers win prop bets. The indictment details the belief of prosecutors... Read More.

Affordable housing residents near Portland ICE building to ask judge to limit feds’ use of tear gas

Friday, February 13 by SRN News

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Multiple residents of an affordable housing complex in Portland, Oregon, have bought gas masks to wear in their own homes, to protect themselves from tear gas fired by federal agents outside the immigration building across the street. Others have taped... Read More.

New York Fed’s Remache says elevated Fed bond buying to continue until mid-April

Thursday, February 12 by SRN News

By Michael S. Derby Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is on track to continue forward with sizable Treasury bill buying into the spring but it is unclear what happens after the annual tax filing date has passed, an official who helps manage the... Read More.

Fed’s Hammack says interest rates could be on hold ‘for quite some time’

Tuesday, February 10 by SRN News

Feb 10 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said on Tuesday the U.S. central bank faces no urgency to change the setting of interest rates this year amid a "cautiously optimistic" outlook for economic activity. Given the likely outlook, "we could... Read More.

Fed’s Logan: ‘cautiously optimistic’ that current rate-setting will do the job

Tuesday, February 10 by SRN News

Feb 10 (Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan said on Tuesday she's "cautiously optimistic" that the Fed's current policy rate setting will get inflation headed to its 2% goal while keeping the job market stable, and that economic data in coming months... Read More.

Fed’s Miran says weaker dollar not affecting monetary policy choices

Tuesday, February 10 by SRN News

Feb 9 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said Monday a weaker dollar isn't much of an issue for the central bank right now. The kind of decline seen in the dollar "doesn't matter that much for consumer inflation" and only would if it... Read More.

Fed’s Miran says data suggests Americans aren’t shouldering tariff hit

Tuesday, February 10 by SRN News

By Michael S. Derby Feb 9 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran on Monday argued the Trump administration's policy of trade tariffs has proved more benign than many had feared, in comments that argued that foreigners and their firms are the ones primarily paying... Read More.

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Fed’s Bostic: ‘Pretty strong’ GDP growth raises inflation concerns

Fed’s Barr says central bank likely on hold for some time as it watches for easing inflation

Fed’s Goolsbee: ‘Several’ rate cuts possible this year if inflation gets on track to 2%

Feds allege Guardians P Emmanuel Clase fixed pitch in playoff game

Affordable housing residents near Portland ICE building to ask judge to limit feds’ use of tear gas

New York Fed’s Remache says elevated Fed bond buying to continue until mid-April

Fed’s Hammack says interest rates could be on hold ‘for quite some time’

Fed’s Logan: ‘cautiously optimistic’ that current rate-setting will do the job

Fed’s Miran says weaker dollar not affecting monetary policy choices

Fed’s Miran says data suggests Americans aren’t shouldering tariff hit

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