Sentences with phrase «inflation goal»

The rate cut was an attempt to counteract the effect of falling oil prices and to help achieve its target inflation goal of 2 %.

Table 2 shows that neither inflation indexed bonds nor the swap market expect the Fed to hit its 2 percent PCE inflation goal in the foreseeable future.

They did surprise market participants with a more dovish than the expected statement, mentioning symmetric inflation goals twice.

Reaching its 2 percent inflation goal, however, has remained elusive for the Fed, and that rate is not expected to be hit until 2019.

These expectations have not declined and are broadly consistent with my views on the appropriate inflation goal (Chart 29).

The Federal Reserve clearly communicates long - term inflation goals in order to keep a steady long - term rate of inflation, which in turn maintains price stability.

«The Committee will carefully monitor actual and expected inflation developments relative to its symmetric inflation goal.»

If that's true, the central bank would have to induce more dramatic changes in interest rates and the value of the currency to achieve its inflation goal.

The U.S. economy is «close» on both the Fed's employment mandate and its inflation goal, Yellen said.

Both figures are still below the Federal Reserve's 2 % inflation goal.

Set interest rates primarily to achieve the inflation goal as that, in itself, contributes to sizeable social gains.

Kuroda is becoming more confident of reaching his inflation goal.

At its March meeting, BOJ confirmed its stance on keeping interest rates near 0 % by removing a target date for achieving its 2 % inflation goal.

Steering a middle ground on the inflation and interest rate outlook, the Jerome Powell - led Fed noted that the inflation goal was «symmetric».

The Fed's previously stated plan was to continue the stimulus as long as the unemployment rate remained above 6.5 %, with an inflation goal of 2 %.

James Bullard, who believed that the Committee should signal more strongly its willingness to defend its inflation goal in light of recent low inflation readings, and

In light of the current shortfall of inflation from 2 percent, the Committee will carefully monitor actual and expected progress toward its inflation goal.

«We're still within striking distance of 2 percent — it's not the end of the world,» he said, referring to the Fed's inflation goal.