Federal Open Market Committee
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) controls open market operations for the Federal Reserve. It consists of twelve members: seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and four of the remaining eleven Reserve Bank presidents, who serve one-year terms on a rotating basis.
The FOMC holds eight regularly scheduled meetings per year, where the members review economic and financial conditions, determines the appropriate stance of monetary policy, and assesses the risks to its long-run goals of price stability and sustainable economic growth.
The FOMC holds eight regularly scheduled meetings per year, where the members review economic and financial conditions, determines the appropriate stance of monetary policy, and assesses the risks to its long-run goals of price stability and sustainable economic growth.
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FOMC Maintains Rates; Median Forecast Implies Two 2016 Hikes Versus Four
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Faster U.S. CPI inflation still not moving key dial for Fed
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Many Fed Officials saw Increased Downside Risks; Most Saw Solid Job Market in 2016 - FOMC Minutes
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Almost All Fed Officials Agreed Liftoff Conditions Met in Dec.; Some Saw Dec. Hike as 'Close Call'
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Fed Raises Interest Rates 0.25 Point in Unanimous Vote
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Yellen: Delaying Liftoff Too Long Risks Abrupt Tightening Later; Market Gains Bolster Confidence
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FOMC Members Wanted to Convey Dec. Liftoff May be Appropriate - Minutes
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Fed's Mester Sees Economy Able to Handle Rate Increase; Doesn't Expect Hike to Tighten Markets
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Fed Says U.S. Economy has Been Expanding at Moderate Pace; Doesn't See Global Developments Restraining Growth
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Fed Officials Said 'Prudent' to Wait for Clarity on Outlook
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Fed's Evans Could be Convinced of 2015 Rate Hike; Would Like to See Gradual Increase
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Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged
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Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
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Fed's Lockhart Expects Fed Policy Normalization to 'Proceed Gradually' - Public Pension Speech
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Fed says labor market continued to improve, job gains solid
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FOMC Saw Conditions Still Approaching Those Warranting Liftoff; Officials Expressed Concern About Greece - June Minutes
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Fed Says Labor Market Slack has 'Diminished Somewhat' - FOMC Statement
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UPDATE: Fischer Says Fed Could Slow Rate Increased if Global Growth Falters
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Many Fed Officials saw June Rate Rise as Unlikely - FOMC Minutes
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Fed Officials Favoring Liftoff Later in 2015 Cited Dollar, Oil
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Fed Drops 'Patient' Stance on Interest Rate; Rate raise 'remains unlikely' at April FOMC meeting
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All Eyes on Yellen, But No Strong Signal Expected
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Many Fed Officials Inclined to Stay at Zero Longer; Dropping 'Patient' May Lead to Date Focus - FOMC Minutes
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UPDATE: Fed Expects Inflation to Rise Gradually Toward 2%; Can be Paient in Raising Rates - Minutes
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Fed Officials saw Rate Rise Unlikely Before April - FOMC Minutes
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Yellen says Russia spillovers to U.S. likely to be small - FOMC press conf. (RSX)
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UPDATE: FOMC Says it Can be 'Patient' in Approach to Raising Rates
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UPDATE: Fed Officials Saw Need to Watch for Inflation Expectations to Drop - FOMC Minutes
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Fed Ends Third Round of QE as Planned; Sees 'Solid Job Gains' with Lower Unemployment
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Fed Officials Saw Global Slowdown Among Risks to U.S. Outlook
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Fed's Dudley Sees Mid-2015 Rate Hike as 'Reasonable'
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Investors Could Be Lowballing Risk of FOMC Hawkishness, Says Citi
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Fed's Yellen says FOMC sees 'significant' under-use of labor resources
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Many Fed Officials Said Job Gains Might Bring Rate Rise Sooner; Labor Market Still Far from Normal
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FOMC tapers bond buying program to $25B/month pace
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Some Fed Officials Saw Investors as Too Complacent on Risk - FOMC Minutes
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Fed Says Highly Accommodative Policy 'Remains Appropriate'; Tapers Bond Buying by $10B/Month
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Fed saw No Inflation Risk in Fueling Job Growth, Minutes Show
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Fed Tapers Bond Buying by $10B/Month; Says Economy Picked Up
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Several Fed Officials Said Forecasts Overstated Rate Rise Pace
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FOMC Sees 'Sufficient Underlying Strength' in the Economy; Will Weigh Various Factors on Jobs, Inflation
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Fed to Change Rate Guidance as Unemployment Falls, Minutes Show
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Fed Tapers Another $10B From QE3; Says Labor Market 'Mixed', But 'Showed Improvement'
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Fed Officials Saw Waning Benefits From Monthly Bond Purchases
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Most Fed Officials Saw QE Tapering This Year, Halting Mid-2014
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Initial Claims Show Surprise Drop to 305K as Employers Gain Confidence
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What! No Rate Hikes Until 2012?

