According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York President “Financial system troubles that drove the central bank to provide large amounts of credit to banks is not collateral damage from the Fed’s aggressive effort to lower inflation.”John Williams, who is also Fed’s Vice Chairman of the FOMC Committee, said …
Read More »Fed’s Williams: Expect inflation to decline to around 3.25% this year
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John C. Williams said, on Friday, that the economic outlook is uncertain and that their decision will be driven by the data. He expects real GDP to grow modestly in 2023 and to pick up next year. Key Quotes: “While the FOMC has …
Read More »Gold price declines despite dollar’s weakness
The gold price retreats on Thursday and is trading at $1867.54 at the time of writing. The positive US economic data earlier on the day triggered the precious metal’s jump to fresh daily high at $1890.21. US Initial Jobless Claims underpinned XAU/USD, though the metal retreated those gainsUnemployment claims rose …
Read More »Fed’s Brainard: Successive supply shocks a challenge for central banks
“The successive shocks to global supply chains from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine could ‘herald a shift’ to an era of more volatile inflation and force central banks to guard against it with tighter monetary policy,” Fed vice chair Lael Brainard said in remarks released on Monday by …
Read More »Fed’s Williams: Monetary policy not best tool to address financial stability risks
On Wednesday, the US Dollar Index continues to erase its daily losses following the comments by important Fed and was last seen losing 0.17% on the day at 106.38.New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said that the monetary policy is not the best tool to address financial stability risks, …
Read More »Fed’s Williams: Fed still has a way to go
New York Fed President John C. Williams, on Monday, said that the Fed still has a way to go, cites 4.6% median `23 dot.In earlier comments, Williams pointed to three layers of inflation, comparing it to an onion. “The outer layer consist of prices of globally traded commodities such as …
Read More »Gold falls for the fifth month as investors await rate hike
Gold prices fell on Wednesday for the fifth consecutive month as strong US economic data and comments from the Federal Reserve about monetary tightening indicated further interest rate hikes, reducing the attractiveness of the non-yielding yellow metal. Spot gold prices fell 0.1 percent to $1,721.59 an ounce by 0735 GMT, …
Read More »Gold maintains downtrend ahead of US employment data
Gold price is wavering within the $1,723.03-1,727.20 zone as investors’ attention shifts to the awaited US Employment Change data.The positive US JOLTS Job Openings data granted the US Dollar Index further strength. The said data landed at 11.239M, higher than the expected 10.475M, surpassing prior reading of 11.04M. Gold price …
Read More »Fed’s Williams: Inflation is way too high right now
NY Fed President, influential FOMC member John Williams said on Friday that inflation is way too high right now, but there are some reasons for optimism that it will come down, according to Reuters. Additional Quotes:“Businesses that rely on people commuting to work in the office are seeing a slower …
Read More »Fed’s Williams: Treasury Market Need Support for Next Big Shock
The New York Federal Reserve took unprecedented action to stabilize the Treasury market after it was disrupted at the start of the pandemic.Offering a stark reminder that markets need to be strengthened to get prepared for the next big shock, New York Fed Bank President John Williams said on Wednesday.In …
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