Low Expectations and No Monetary Policy Changes from the FOMC November Meeting

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The Federal Open Market Committee has wrapped up its two day November meeting, and it appears there are no significant changes to monetary policy coming in the near future.  The Fed will keep the federal funds target rate at 0 to 1/4 percent, as the committee anticipates recovery will continue at a slow pace.  From the release:

The Committee continues to expect a moderate pace of economic growth over coming quarters and consequently anticipates that the unemployment rate will decline only gradually toward levels that the Committee judges to be consistent with its dual mandate. Moreover, there are significant downside risks to the economic outlook, including strains in global financial markets. The Committee also anticipates that inflation will settle, over coming quarters, at levels at or below those consistent with the Committee's dual mandate as the effects of past energy and other commodity price increases dissipate further.

Here's a look at the Fed's current projections for GDP and jobs:

Read the full release here, and watch Fed Chair Ben Bernanke's press conference from the FOMC meeting below:


Posted 11-03-2011 8:52 AM by Graham Griffith
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