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ECB won’t adopt threshold-based rate guidance: Constancio

November 4, 2021 at 1:30 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will not tie interest-rate policy to specific economic thresholds, a top policymaker said on Saturday. "We think it would not be useful," ECB...

ECB won’t adopt threshold-based rate guidance: Constancio

December 23, 2018 at 11:02 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will not tie interest-rate policy to specific economic thresholds, a top policymaker said on Saturday. "We think it would not be useful," ECB...

BOE’s Dale: Doesn’t know what will happen to rates in 6-12 months

August 25, 2021 at 3:13 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Central bankers should tell markets what economic factors would induce them to raise interest rates, rather than when rates might rise, the Bank of England's chief economist,...

Fed nominee Fischer: policy decisions are best made early

November 4, 2021 at 1:24 a.m.

PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - Stanley Fischer, U.S. President Barack Obama's pick for the No. 2 job at the Federal Reserve, said on Friday that decades of crisis-fighting have taught...

Fed nominee Fischer: policy decisions are best made early

December 23, 2018 at 10:43 p.m.

PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - Stanley Fischer, U.S. President Barack Obama's pick for the No. 2 job at the Federal Reserve, said on Friday that decades of crisis-fighting have taught...

Fed’s Williams sees rate hike in mid-2015 as jobless rate falls

August 25, 2021 at 2:29 a.m.

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will probably need to start raising short-term U.S. interest rates in the middle of next year as economic growth picks up and the jobless...

Rise in U.S. auto, home sales show Fed policies are working: Williams

November 4, 2021 at 1:19 a.m.

(Reuters) - Rebounding auto sales and improving home sales and construction are good evidence that the Federal Reserve's super-easy monetary policy is boosting the U.S. economy, a top Fed official...

Rise in U.S. auto, home sales show Fed policies are working: Williams

September 9, 2018 at 4:00 a.m.

(Reuters) - Rebounding auto sales and improving home sales and construction are good evidence that the Federal Reserve's super-easy monetary policy is boosting the U.S. economy, a top Fed official...

Fed officials see more QE cuts, changes to low-rate vow

December 23, 2018 at 9:56 p.m.

NEW YORK/ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Three Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday said they believe the U.S. economy is gaining traction despite a recent slowdown from severe weather, allowing the central...

Fed’s Williams expects steady, measured cuts to bond buys

August 25, 2021 at 12:10 a.m.

PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will make gradual cuts to its massive bond- buying program in coming months as long as the economy continues to improve, and only...

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