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FOMC Statement 5/3/17

2017-05-03T14:04:45-04:00May 3, 2017|

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 Statement 12/18/13

2013-12-18T13:55:06-05:00December 18, 2013|

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October indicates that economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace. Labor market conditions have shown further improvement; the unemployment rate has declined but remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, while the recovery in the housing sector [...]

FOMC Statement 10/30/13

2013-10-30T13:56:07-04:00October 30, 2013|

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September generally suggests that economic activity has continued to expand at a moderate pace. Indicators of labor market conditions have shown some further improvement, but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Available data suggest that household spending and business fixed investment [...]

FOMC Statement 9/18/13

2013-09-18T14:37:17-04:00September 18, 2013|

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Some indicators of labor market conditions have shown further improvement in recent months, but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and the [...]

FOMC Statement 7/31/13

2013-07-31T14:04:27-04:00July 31, 2013|

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June suggests that economic activity expanded at a modest pace during the first half of the year. Labor market conditions have shown further improvement in recent months, on balance, but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed [...]

FOMC Statement 6/19/13

2013-06-19T13:57:55-04:00June 19, 2013|

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Labor market conditions have shown further improvement in recent months, on balance, but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and the housing [...]

FOMC Statement 5/1/13

2013-05-01T14:04:54-04:00May 1, 2013|

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Labor market conditions have shown some improvement in recent months, on balance, but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and the housing [...]

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