EMM News Explorer: Federal Reserve System

Fisher [-said]: Given the rapidly improving employment picture, developments on the inflationary front and my own background as a banker and investment and hedge fund manager, I am increasingly at odds with some of my respected colleagues at the policy table of the Federal Reserve as well as with the thinking of many notable economists,

cnbc 28-JUL-14

Yellen [-said]: Even after the committee ends these purchases, the Federal Reserve's sizable holdings of longer-term securities will help maintain accommodative financial conditions, thus supporting further progress in returning employment and inflation to mandate-consistent levels,

usnews 15-JUL-14

Yellen [-said]: The economy is continuing to make progress toward the Federal Reserve's objectives of maximum employment and price stability,

cnbc 15-JUL-14

Hensarling [-said]: The CFPB is funded by the Federal Reserve, which happens to be taxpayer money,

busiweek 14-JUL-14

Yellen [-said]: Federal Reserve research concludes that the unemployment rate is probably the best single indicator of current labor-market conditions,

marketwatch 08-JUL-14

Mohamed El-Erian [ said]: Markets are torn between the good economic news and the risk this entails for a super accommodative Federal Reserve

standard 04-JUL-14

Mohamed El-Erian [ said]: Markets are torn between the good economic news and the risk this entails for a super accommodative Federal Reserve,

todayonline 03-JUL-14

Kelly [-said]: The bond market is unbelievably more dovish than the Federal Reserve itself,

cnbc 20-JUN-14

Mohamed El-Erian [ said]: The decision confirms that a steady-as-she-goes Federal Reserve will complete its quantitative easing exit later this year, but still have to rely more on forward policy guidance due to remaining growth and jobs challenges,

irishsun 19-JUN-14

David Kelly [ said]: The important thing is that the Federal Reserve has acknowledged that the unemployment rate seems to be coming down just a little bit faster than they expected,

denverpost 19-JUN-14

Yellen [added that:]: the length of time the Federal Reserve keeps its key interest rate near zero will depend on how far the US economy remains from the central bank’s employment and inflation goals, and how long it will likely take to meet them

thepeninsulaqatar 21-APR-14

Harris [-writes]: [Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan] Greenspan has been gone for 8 years now, and it is time to dump the ‘decoder’ ring,

marketwatch 18-APR-14

Yellen [-said]: As the recovery proceeds and healing occurs, it’s obvious that we will need to tighten monetary policy to ensure that we avoid overshooting our target. This is a judgement call that the Federal Reserve needs to make in every expansion,

gulfnews 17-APR-14

Naroff [-added]: Today's report won't change the mind of anyone at the Federal Reserve regarding their views on inflation,

money 15-APR-14

Yellen [-said]: Federal Reserve staff are actively considering additional measures that could address these and other residual risks in the short-term wholesale funding markets,

stockwatch 15-APR-14

Joel Naroff [ said]: It is strong enough to indicate the economy is back on track, but not so robust that the Federal Reserve would have to start thinking about actually raising rates,

abc 05-APR-14

Moyo [added:]: Can you imagine how ridiculous it would be for (former US Federal Reserve chair) Ben Bernanke to go to (US President Barack) Obama and say

bulawayo24 03-APR-14

Kelly [-said]: All of this is of particular importance to the bond market as a faster-tightening labor market will cast doubt on the Federal Reserve’s relatively cautious forecasts and increase speculation about a faster-than-expected Fed tightening cycle in 2015,

foxbusiness 03-APR-14

Moyo [added:]: Can you imagine how ridiculous it would be for (former US Federal Reserve chair) Ben Bernanke to go to (US President Barack) Obama and say ‘the Washington Post is refusing to cover me these days’?

herald 03-APR-14

Yellen [-said]: One reason why I believe it is appropriate for the Federal Reserve to continue to provide substantial help to the labour market, without adding to the risks of inflation, is because of the evidence I see that there remains considerable slack in the economy and the labour market,

nzherald 31-MAR-14

Yellen [-said]: The Federal Reserve takes its inflation goal very seriously,

foxbusiness 31-MAR-14

Hewson [-added]: As expected the Federal Reserve last night shaved another $10billion from their monthly asset purchase programme, but it was the press conference after the initial decision which caused markets to sell-off sharply when Janet Yellen in her first post meeting press conference as Fed chair suggested about the course of interest rates that unsettled markets somewhat. 'Assuming a continuation in the current pace of tapering the bond buying program looks likely to end in the fourth quarter, and in answer to a que

dailymail 20-MAR-14

Fischer [-said]: Normalcy has not been restored. At 6.7%, the unemployment rate remains too high, and the rate of inflation has been, and is expected to remain, somewhat below the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%,

marketwatch 12-MAR-14

Collins [-said]: While it is essential that insurers subject to Federal Reserve Board oversight be adequately capitalized,

bloomberg 11-MAR-14

Yellen [-said]: The goals set by Congress for the Federal Reserve are clear: maximum employment and stable prices,

bloomberg 05-MAR-14

Yellen [-said]: Such communication is vital in a democracy and especially important for the Federal Reserve, which relies on the confidence of the public to be effective in carrying out its mission,

bloomberg 05-MAR-14

Fisher [-said]: As soon as feasible, the Federal Reserve should stop large scale asset purchases entirely,

reuters 28-FEB-14

Yellen [-told]: To the best of my knowledge there is no intersection at all in any way between Bitcoin and banks that the Federal Reserve has the ability to supervise and regulate,

Fisher [ said]: As soon as feasible, the Federal Reserve should stop large-scale asset purchases entirely,

reuters 28-FEB-14

Yellen [-said]: To the best of my knowledge there's no intersection at all in any way between bitcoin and banks that the Federal Reserve has the ability to supervise and regulate,

cnet 27-FEB-14

Brady [-told]: We need to replace the Federal Reserve’s current dual mandate with a predictable rules-based monetary policy that focuses on preserving the purchasing power of the dollar,

bloomberg 27-FEB-14

Yellen [ said]: Bitcoin is a payment innovation that’s taking place outside the banking industry. To the best of my knowledge there’s no intersection at all, in any way, between Bitcoin and banks that the Federal Reserve has the ability to supervise and regulate. So the Fed doesn’t have authority to supervise or regulate Bitcoin in anyway,

guardian 27-FEB-14

Hensarling [-said]: This is not your father’s Federal Reserve,

bloomberg 27-FEB-14

Tsang [-said]: The US economy may see some improvement in 2014. Nevertheless, there is still uncertainty over the Federal Reserve Board's ... strategy and interest rate policy. Possible market fluctuations and the risk of reversal of capital flows will cast shadows... this year,

sbs 26-FEB-14

Bernanke [ said]: We are at a historic juncture, both for the U.S. economy and for the Federal Reserve,

bloomberg 22-FEB-14

Bernanke [-said]: As you know, we are at a historic juncture -- both for the U.S. economy and for the Federal Reserve,

money 21-FEB-14

Bernanke [-told]: We are at a historic juncture--both for the U.S. economy and for the Federal Reserve,

denverpost 21-FEB-14

Peter Cardillo [ said]: The market is anxious about what the Federal Reserve minutes will look like. I don't expect anything surprising but they might hint at the weakness in the fourth quarter due to weather-related factors,

reuters 19-FEB-14

Richard Fisher [ said]: Recent economic weakness is largely due to weather and presents no reason for the Federal Reserve to retreat from its steady reduction in the pace of monthly asset purchases,

marketwatch 14-FEB-14

Yellen [-said]: I strongly support that strategy which is designed to fulfill the Federal Reserve's statutory mandate of maximum employment and price stability,

bostonherald 11-FEB-14

Yellen [ said]: His leadership helped make our economy and financial system stronger and ensured that the Federal Reserve is transparent and accountable,

stockwatch 11-FEB-14

Yellen [-said]: I strongly support that strategy, which is designed to fulfill the Federal Reserve's statutory mandate of maximum employment and price stability,

charlotteobserver 11-FEB-14

Yellen [-said]: I strongly support that strategy which is designed to fulfil the Federal Reserve's statutory mandate of maximum employment and price stability,

CBC 11-FEB-14

Jeb Hensarling [said:]: By lowering the borrowing costs of the federal government, the Fed has helped the Obama administration finance nearly $7 trillion in new debt since 2009. At the same time, the Federal Reserve has been buying trillions of dollars of U.S. Treasury securities, swelling its balance sheet to an unheard of $4 trillion – four times the size of its pre-crisis level.

stockwatch 10-FEB-14

Lacker [-said]: I think you are likely to hear communication from the Federal Reserve before it happens indicating that it's likely to happen soon, so I doubt we are going to surprise you,

stockwatch 04-FEB-14

Simon Wardell [ said]: It's a down time for markets in general... as people worry about U.S. Federal Reserve tapering and the strong dollar and there are concerns about demand,

foxbusiness 31-JAN-14

Paul [-said]: His role with the Federal Reserve’s unprecedented actions, such as printing trillions of dollars to pay for government debt, bailing out Wall Street, and leaving interest rates near zero into perpetuity, may have catastrophic consequences for America’s savings, wealth and standard of living in years to come,

seattletimes 31-JAN-14

Bernanke [-responded]: the cash used in the Watergate scandal came through the Federal Reserve, and when investigators back in those years tried to find out they were always stonewalled and we couldn’t get the information.

stockwatch 30-JAN-14

Rajan [-said]: When there is huge outside turmoil, even today post the Federal Reserve withdrawing stimulus further, it is extremely important that we both be seen on the same page,

bloomberg 30-JAN-14

Bernanke [-said]: The first is that the Federal Reserve has rediscovered its roots, in the sense that the Fed was created to stabilize the financial system in times of panic,

miamiherald 28-JAN-14

Michael Hewson [ said]: With the U.S. Federal Reserve looking increasingly likely it could announce a further $10 billion tapering of its asset purchase program this week, it seems quite likely that today's European market open could be a pretty volatile affair, with a sharply lower open expected,

reuters 27-JAN-14

kansascity 27-JAN-14

Levin [-said]: Citing oil spills, railway crashes, nuclear power plant meltdowns and natural gas explosions, the Federal Reserve describes how a low probability but high cost catastrophic event could shake public confidence in a major financial institution, triggering problems for the bank holding company, its federally insured bank, and even the U.S. financial system,

miamiherald 15-JAN-14

Obama [-said]: These three distinguished individuals have the proven experience, judgment and deep knowledge of the financial system to serve at the Federal Reserve during this important time for our economy,

AP 10-JAN-14

Warren [-says]: This is a hard time right now for the Federal Reserve,

marketwatch 10-JAN-14

Rosengren [-said]: [L]ong-term labour markets scars, which result from a very slow recovery, lead me to believe that the Federal Reserve should remain highly accommodative and wind down our extraordinary programs only very gradually, in order to minimise the costs and risks of not returning to full employment more quickly,

nzherald 07-JAN-14

Paul [-said]: I think everybody's going to be a little bit worried about what will come in the future, and I think they should have more concern about the system and the Federal Reserve policies themselves rather than one individual,

cnbc 07-JAN-14

Rosengren [-said]: the Federal Reserve continues to miss both elements of its dual mandate from Congress -– inflation and employment -– by fairly large margins,

bloomberg 07-JAN-14

Yellen [-said]: Our economic situation would almost certainly be far worse had the Federal Reserve not acted aggressively,

newschannel5 07-JAN-14

Bernanke [-said]: Needless to say, my tenure has been eventful � for the Federal Reserve, for the country, and for me personally,

timesofoman 05-JAN-14

Bernanke [-said]: Needless to say, my tenure has been eventfulfor the Federal Reserve, for the country, and for me personally,

nation 05-JAN-14

Bernanke [-said]: Needless to say, my tenure has been eventful - for the Federal Reserve, for the country, and for me personally,

sbs 03-JAN-14

Bernanke [-said]: Needless to say, my tenure has been eventful -- for the Federal Reserve, for the country, and for me personally,

focus 03-JAN-14

Bernanke [-said]: Fostering transparency and accountability at the Federal Reserve was one of my principal objectives when I became Chairman in February 2006,

foxbusiness 03-JAN-14

Michael Hewson [ said]: the Federal Reserve finally grasped the nettle and embarked on the beginning of the end of its asset purchase program or QE3,

dailymail 19-DEC-13

Chidambaram [-said]: (The) government is of the view that the markets had already factored in the US Federal Reserve’s decision and therefore is not likely to be surprised by these moderate changes,

arabnews 19-DEC-13

Bernanke [-said]: As the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve gets large, managing that balance sheet, exiting from that balance sheet become more difficult,

bloomberg 19-DEC-13

Chidambaram [-said]: (The) government is of the view that the markets had already factored in the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision and therefore is not likely to be surprised by these moderate changes,

economictimes 19-DEC-13

Kelly [-wrote]: This Federal Reserve has proven itself to be among the most dovish in history,

dailyfinance 18-DEC-13

Mitul Kotecha [ said]: It's a case where all eyes are still on the (Federal Reserve) outcome and at the same time we are approaching the end of the year — volumes are thinning, liquidity is thinning as well — so I think there's little impetus here for direction,

startribune 17-DEC-13

Mitul Kotecha [ said]: It’s a case where all eyes are still on the (Federal Reserve) outcome and at the same time we are approaching the end of the year — volumes are thinning, liquidity is thinning as well — so I think there’s little impetus here for direction,

theglobeandmail 17-DEC-13

Volcker [-said]: The Federal Reserve has judged it necessary to take actions that extend to the very edge of its lawful and implied powers, transcending in the process certain long-embedded central banking principles and practices,

busiweek 17-DEC-13

Bernanke [ said]: Clarity, transparency, and accountability help build public confidence in the Federal Reserve, which is essential if it is to be successful in fostering stability and prosperity,

vietnamnet 17-DEC-13

David Kelly [ said]: Tapering now would tell us that the Federal Reserve believes the U.S. expansion is durable and that the global economy, at a minimum, is less fragile,

thestar 16-DEC-13

Bernanke [-said today]: One value that strikes me as having been at least as important as any other has been the Federal Reserve’s willingness, during its finest hours, to stand up to political pressure and make tough but necessary decisions,

bloomberg 16-DEC-13

David Kelly [ wrote]: increasingly large hangover that will be its inevitable aftermath, this Federal Reserve has proven itself to be among the most dovish in history. Because of this, many investors continue to believe that they will avoid the tough decision for at least another meeting,

msnbc 16-DEC-13

David Kelly [ said]: Tapering now would tell us that the Federal Reserve believes the US expansion is durable and that the global economy, at a minimum, is less fragile,

economictimes 15-DEC-13

Greenspan [-said]: There's been a complete disconnect between what the Federal Reserve is doing in monetary policy, and the long- and short-term rates,

cnbc 11-DEC-13

Martin Feldstein [ said]: The Federal Reserve is pursuing a very risky monetary policy,

xinhuanet_en 09-DEC-13

Bernanke [ writes]: In general,[*]the Federal Reserve would only have authority to regulate a virtual currency product if it is issued by, or cleared or settled through, a banking organization that we supervise.

nzherald 27-NOV-13

Hoffman [-said]: From the Federal Reserve's perspective, inflation is too low, one reason why the central bank continues to provide massive stimulus to the economy,

sunherald 21-NOV-13

Yellen [-said]: By putting downward pressure on longer-term interest rates and helping to make financial conditions more accommodative, the Federal Reserve’s asset purchases have supported a stronger economic recovery, improved labor-market conditions and helped keep inflation closer to its 2 percent objective,

WashingtonPost 20-NOV-13

Gurría [-said]: There is a risk of another bout of brinkmanship in the US, and there is also a risk that tapering of asset purchases by the US Federal Reserve could bring a renewed bout of instability. The exit from non-conventional monetary policy will be challenging, but so will action to prevent another flare-up in the euro area and to ensure that Japan’s growth prospects and fiscal targets are achieved,

hurriyetdailynews 20-NOV-13

Yellen [-said]: By putting downward pressure on longer-term interest rates and helping to make financial conditions more accommodative, the Federal Reserve’s asset purchases have supported a stronger economic recovery, improved labor market conditions, and helped keep inflation closer to its 2 percent objective,

bloomberg 19-NOV-13

Yellen [-said]: While monetary policy is not a panacea for all of the nation's economic difficulties, our economic situation would almost certainly be far worse had the Federal Reserve not acted aggressively,

AP 19-NOV-13

Bernanke [-wrote]: Although the Federal Reserve generally monitors developments in virtual currencies and other payments system innovations, it does not necessarily have authority to directly supervise or regulate these innovations or the entities that provide them to the market,

bloomberg 18-NOV-13

Ben Bernanke [said:]: Although the Federal Reserve generally monitors developments in virtual currencies and other payments systems innovations, it does not necessarily have authority to directly supervise or regulate these innovations or the entities that provide them to the market.

ibtimes 18-NOV-13

Yellen [-said]: The Federal Reserve is using its monetary policy tools to promote a more robust recovery,

CBSnews 14-NOV-13

Yellen [added:]: Our country has come a long way since the dark days of the financial crisis, but we have farther to go. Likewise, I believe the Federal Reserve has made significant progress toward its goals but has more work to do.

bbc 14-NOV-13

Reid [-said]: There should be a Federal Reserve audit,

dailycaller 14-NOV-13

Yellen [-says]: For these reasons, the Federal Reserve is using its monetary policy to promote a more robust recovery,

usaToday 14-NOV-13

Yellen [-says]: For these reasons, the Federal Reserve is using its monetary policy tools to promote a more robust recovery,

economictimes 14-NOV-13

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