Sentences with phrase «said gradual rate increases»

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The committee says it expects «economic conditions will evolve in a manner that will warrant further gradual increases in the federal funds rate; the federal funds rate is likely to remain, for some time, below levels that are expected to prevail in the longer run.

Critics have worried that the Fed has missed opportunities to normalize policy, but Yellen said «the risk of falling behind the curve in the near future appears limited, and gradual increases in the federal funds rate will likely be sufficient to get to a neutral policy stance over the next few years.»

The Federal Reserve will stick to its plan for «steady, gradual» interest - rate increases, a Fed policymaker said.

But given expectations the central bank will take a gradual approach to raising the rate, the briefing note said the economy is likely to steadily absorb the increases.

San Francisco Fed President John Williams, said the yield - curve inversion was a powerful recession indicator but didn't see signs of it happening soon, and said he backed a gradual rate increase path.

In the policy statement the Fed issued after the January meeting, the central bank outlined its approach to raising rates, saying it «expects that economic conditions will evolve in a manner that will warrant further gradual increases in the federal funds rate.»

While it decided not to, the Fed did say it expected «further gradual» rate increases would be justified — and there's broad consensus that it will raise rates (which can affect the amount banks charge borrowers, as well as interest paid on bonds) at least three times this year.

The Fed said in a statement after its latest policy meeting that it expects «further gradual increases» in rates and says it's moving close to achieving its 2 percent target for annual inflation.

As Jerome Powell, Trump's hand - picked new Fed chairman, said at a news conference after the central bank's most recent meeting in March, «We're trying to take the middle ground, and the committee continues to believe that the middle ground consists of further gradual increases in the federal - funds rate.»

Vanguard senior investment strategist Todd Schlanger says a «gradual increase in interest rates» in the U.S. is a good thing for long - term investors because ultimately higher rates translate into higher returns for investors down the road.

Chairman Jerome Powell said that the current policy of gradual and predictable rate increases has done its job well, and is likely to continue.

Yun says it's a sign of the U.S. economy's strength that the Federal Reserve chose to start a process of gradual short - term rate increases late last year.

As a result, increases in demand (absorption) generally are exceeding the pace of new supply, which is leading to gradual improvements in occupancy rates and allowing the industry to gain traction towards recovery,» says Hargrave.

«A gradual rate of monetary policy normalization, combined with February's largest gain in residential construction employment in more than a year (a 25,000 payroll increase out of a 61,000 total construction payroll gain), should help the housing market,» says Doug Duncan, chief economist at Fannie Mae.