 FOMC target funds rate maintained at 0.00% - 0.25% Posted: January 27, 2021 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing tremendous human and economic hardship across the United States and around the world. The pace of the recovery in economic activity and employment has moderated in recent months, with weakness concentrated in the sectors most adversely ... |
 FOMC target funds rate maintained at 0.00% - 0.25% Posted: December 16, 2020 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing tremendous human and economic hardship across the United States and around the world. Economic activity and employment have continued to recover but remain well below their levels at the beginning of the year. Weaker demand and earlier ... |
 FOMC target funds rate maintained at 0.00% - 0.25% Posted: November 5, 2020 at 02:00 PM (Thursday)The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing tremendous human and economic hardship across the United States and around the world. Economic activity and employment have continued to recover but remain well below their levels at the beginning of the year. Weaker demand and earlier ... |
 FOMC target funds rate maintained at 0.00% - 0.25% Posted: September 16, 2020 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing tremendous human and economic hardship across the United States and around the world. Economic activity and employment have picked up in recent months but remain well below their levels at the beginning of the year. Weaker demand and ... |
 FOMC target funds rate maintained at 0.00% - 0.25% Posted: July 29, 2020 at 02:02 PM (Wednesday)The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.
The coronavirus outbreak is causing tremendous human and economic hardship across the United States and around the world. Following sharp declines, economic activity and employment have picked up somewhat in recent months but remain well below their levels at the beginning ... |
 FOMC target funds rate maintained at 0.00% - 0.25% Posted: June 10, 2020 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.
The coronavirus outbreak is causing tremendous human and economic hardship across the United States and around the world. The virus and the measures taken to protect public health have induced sharp declines in economic activity and a surge in job losses. Weaker demand and ... |
 FOMC target funds rate maintained at 0.00% - 0.25% Posted: April 29, 2020 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.
The coronavirus outbreak is causing tremendous human and economic hardship across the United States and around the world. The virus and the measures taken to protect public health are inducing sharp declines in economic activity and a surge in job losses. Weaker demand and ... |
 Federal Reserve announces extensive new measures to support the economy Posted: March 23, 2020 at 08:00 AM (Monday)The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support households, businesses, and the U.S. economy overall in this challenging time. The coronavirus pandemic is causing tremendous hardship across the United States and around the world. Our nation's first priority is to care for those afflicted and to limit the further ... |
 FOMC target funds rate lowered by 1.00% to 0.00% - 0.25%, balance sheet expansion program started Posted: March 15, 2020 at 05:00 PM (Sunday)The coronavirus outbreak has harmed communities and disrupted economic activity in many countries, including the United States. Global financial conditions have also been significantly affected. Available economic data show that the U.S. economy came into this challenging period on a strong footing. Information received since the Federal ... |
 FOMC target funds rate lowered by 0.50% to 1.00% - 1.25% Posted: March 3, 2020 at 10:00 AM (Tuesday)The fundamentals of the U.S. economy remain strong. However, the coronavirus poses evolving risks to economic activity. In light of these risks and in support of achieving its maximum employment and price stability goals, the Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/2 percentage ... |
 FOMC target funds rate maintained at 1.50% - 1.75% Posted: January 29, 2020 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Although household spending has been rising at a ... |
 FOMC target funds rate maintained at 1.50% - 1.75% Posted: December 11, 2019 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Although household spending has been rising at a strong ... |
 FOMC target funds rate lowered to 1.50% - 1.75% Posted: October 30, 2019 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Although household spending has been rising at a ... |
 FOMC target funds rate lowered to 1.75% - 2.00% Posted: September 18, 2019 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Although household spending has been rising at a strong ... |
 FOMC target funds rate lowered to 2.00% - 2.25% Posted: July 31, 2019 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Although growth of household spending has picked up from ... |
 FOMC target funds rate maintained at 2.25% - 2.50% Posted: June 19, 2019 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity is rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Although growth of household spending appears to have picked up ... |
 FOMC target funds rate maintained at 2.25% - 2.50% Posted: May 1, 2019 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity rose at a solid rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Growth of household spending and business fixed investment slowed in the ... |
 FOMC target funds rate maintained at 2.25% - 2.50% Posted: March 20, 2019 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January indicates that the labor market remains strong but that growth of economic activity has slowed from its solid rate in the fourth quarter. Payroll employment was little changed in February, but job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the ... |
 FOMC target funds rate maintained at 2.25% - 2.50% Posted: January 30, 2019 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate. Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Household spending has continued to grow ... |
 FOMC target funds rate increased to 2.25% - 2.50% Posted: December 19, 2018 at 02:40 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in November indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a strong rate. Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Household spending has continued to ... |
 FOMC target funds rate maintained at 2.00% - 2.25% Posted: November 8, 2018 at 02:00 PM (Thursday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a strong rate. Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has declined. Household spending has continued to grow ... |
 FOMC target funds rate increased to 2.00% - 2.25% Posted: September 26, 2018 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in August indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a strong rate. Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has stayed low. Household spending and business fixed investment ... |
 FOMC target funds rate maintained at 1.75% - 2.00% Posted: August 1, 2018 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a strong rate. Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has stayed low. Household spending and business fixed investment ... |
 FOMC target funds rate increased to 1.75% - 2.00% Posted: June 13, 2018 at 02:30 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate. Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has declined. Recent data suggest that growth of household spending ... |
 FOMC target funds rate maintained at 1.50% - 1.75% Posted: May 2, 2018 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has stayed low. Recent data suggest that growth of ... |
 FOMC target funds rate increased to 1.50% - 1.75% Posted: March 21, 2018 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been strong in recent months, and the unemployment rate has stayed low. Recent data suggest that growth rates of household spending ... |
 FOMC target funds rate maintained at 1.25% - 1.50% Posted: January 31, 2018 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate. Gains in employment, household spending, and business fixed investment have been solid, and the unemployment rate has stayed low. On a 12-month ... |
 FOMC target funds rate increased at 1.25% - 1.50%, balance sheet reduction continues Posted: December 13, 2017 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in November indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate. Averaging through hurricane-related fluctuations, job gains have been solid, and the unemployment rate declined further. Household spending has ... |
 FOMC target funds rate remain at 1.00% - 1.25%, balance sheet reduction program started Posted: November 1, 2017 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate despite hurricane-related disruptions. Although the hurricanes caused a drop in payroll employment in September, the unemployment rate declined ... |
 FOMC target funds rate remain at 1.00% - 1.25%, announced balance sheet normalization program Posted: September 20, 2017 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising moderately so far this year. Job gains have remained solid in recent months, and the unemployment rate has stayed low. Household spending has been expanding at a ... |
 FOMC target funds rate reaffirmed at 1.00% - 1.25% Posted: July 26, 2017 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising moderately so far this year. Job gains have been solid, on average, since the beginning of the year, and the unemployment rate has declined. Household spending and ... |
 FOMC target funds range raised to 1.00% - 1.25% Posted: June 14, 2017 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising moderately so far this year. Job gains have moderated but have been solid, on average, since the beginning of the year, and the unemployment rate has declined. ... |
 FOMC target funds rate reaffirmed at 3/4 to 1% Posted: May 3, 2017 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen even as growth in economic activity slowed. Job gains were solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate declined. Household spending rose only modestly, but the fundamentals underpinning ... |
 FOMC target funds range raised to 3/4 - 1.0% Posted: March 15, 2017 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in February indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has continued to expand at a moderate pace. Job gains remained solid and the unemployment rate was little changed in recent months. Household spending has continued to rise ... |
 FOMC target funds rate reaffirmed at 1/2 to 3/4% Posted: February 1, 2017 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has continued to expand at a moderate pace. Job gains remained solid and the unemployment rate stayed near its recent low. Household spending has continued to rise moderately ... |
 FOMC target funds range raised to 1/2 - 3/4% Posted: December 14, 2016 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in November indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace since mid-year. Job gains have been solid in recent months and the unemployment rate has declined. Household spending has been rising ... |
 FOMC target funds rate reaffirmed at 1/4 to 1/2% Posted: November 2, 2016 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and growth of economic activity has picked up from the modest pace seen in the first half of this year. Although the unemployment rate is little changed in recent months, job gains have been solid. ... |
 FOMC target funds rate reaffirmed at 1/4 to 1/2% Posted: September 21, 2016 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and growth of economic activity has picked up from the modest pace seen in the first half of this year. Although the unemployment rate is little changed in recent months, job gains have been solid, on ... |
 FOMC target funds rate reaffirmed at 1/4 to 1/2% Posted: July 27, 2016 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that the labor market strengthened and that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate rate. Job gains were strong in June following weak growth in May. On balance, payrolls and other labor market indicators point to some increase in labor utilization ... |
 Federal Open Market Committee Press Conference Posted: June 15, 2016 at 02:30 PM (Wednesday)
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 FOMC target funds rate reaffirmed at 1/4 to 1/2% Posted: June 15, 2016 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in April indicates that the pace of improvement in the labor market has slowed while growth in economic activity appears to have picked up. Although the unemployment rate has declined, job gains have diminished. Growth in household spending has strengthened. Since the beginning ... |
 FOMC target funds rate reaffirmed at 1/4 to 1/2% Posted: April 27, 2016 at 01:53 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that labor market conditions have improved further even as growth in economic activity appears to have slowed. Growth in household spending has moderated, although households' real income has risen at a solid rate and consumer sentiment remains high. Since ... |
 Federal Open Market Committee Press Conference Posted: March 16, 2016 at 02:30 PM (Wednesday)
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 FOMC target funds rate reaffirmed at 1/4 - 1/2% Posted: March 16, 2016 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace despite the global economic and financial developments of recent months. Household spending has been increasing at a moderate rate, and the housing sector has improved further; however, business ... |
 FOMC target funds rate reaffirmed at 1/4 - 1/2% Posted: January 27, 2016 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December suggests that labor market conditions improved further even as economic growth slowed late last year. Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing at moderate rates in recent months, and the housing sector has improved further; however, ... |
 Federal Open Market Committee Press Conference Posted: December 16, 2015 at 02:30 PM (Wednesday)
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 FOMC target funds range raised to 1/4 - 1/2% Posted: December 16, 2015 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing at solid rates in recent months, and the housing sector has improved further; however, net exports have been soft. A range of ... |
 FOMC target funds rate reaffirmed at 0 - 1/4% Posted: October 28, 2015 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday) Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing at solid rates in recent months, and the housing sector has improved further; however, net exports have been soft. The pace ... |
 FOMC target funds rate reaffirmed at 0 - 1/4% Posted: September 17, 2015 at 02:00 PM (Thursday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July suggests that economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace. Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing moderately, and the housing sector has improved further; however, net exports have been soft. The labor market continued to improve, ... |
 FOMC target funds rate reaffirmed at 0 - 1/4% Posted: July 29, 2015 at 02:00 PM (Wednesday)Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that economic activity has been expanding moderately in recent months. Growth in household spending has been moderate and the housing sector has shown additional improvement; however, business fixed investment and net exports stayed soft. The labor market ... |