Attention Economy


Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Hike in Fed Funds Rate Target

FOMC statement – Nov 2, 2022:
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20221102a.htm
The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment and inflation at the rate of 2 percent over the longer run. In support of these goals, the Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 3-3/4 to 4 percent. The Committee anticipates that ongoing increases in the target range will be appropriate in order to attain a stance of monetary policy that is sufficiently restrictive to return inflation to 2 percent over time. In determining the pace of future increases in the target range, the Committee will take into account the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, the lags with which monetary policy affects economic activity and inflation, and economic and financial developments.
 
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