Sentences with phrase «symmetric inflation»

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

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

Not exact matches

The Fed did say inflation has moved close to its 2 percent target, and that it would take a symmetric view of inflation, meaning it expects it to run both below and above target.

«The key change is they added the word «symmetric», which was taken as a sign that they would allow inflation to overshoot, which is positive for gold.»

However, the Fed emphasized the inflation target was «symmetric», suggesting it was not inclined to speed up its tightening plans.

Its rate - setting committee said inflation had «moved close» to its target and that «on a 12 - month basis is expected to run near the Committee's symmetric 2 percent objective over the medium term.»

Analysts said the use of the word «symmetric» suggests that the Fed may allow inflation to run above its 2 percent target, a stance that would limit the need for the central bank to embark on a more aggressive path of monetary tightening in response to recent rises in inflation.

Inflation on a 12 - month basis is expected to run near the Committee's symmetric 2 percent objective over the medium term.

For the time being, the most effective way to address these concerns is to ensure that our policy actions align with our commitment to achieving the existing inflation target, which the Committee has recently clarified is symmetric around 2 percent — and not a ceiling - along with maximum employment.

Perhaps the biggest change to the Fed policy statement was the use of the word «symmetric» to describe its inflation target.

The Fed uses the word «symmetric» to emphasize that its goal is to prevent inflation running persistently above or below 2 percent.

«The balance of risks have been roughly symmetric for inflation and tilted to the downside for growth,» William Dudley, president of the New York Fed, said Monday in a speech.

Indeed, on Wednesday, investors appeared to view the Fed's use of «symmetric» as a signal that the Fed was willing to allow inflation run above the 2 percent level for a period.

First it implies that if the Fed is serious — as it should be — about having a symmetric 2 percent inflation target then its near term target should be in excess of 2 percent.

-- 2 % on inflation is a symmetric target; having been below it for years, we've earned the right to be above it for awhile without assuming expectations are no longer anchored on the target rate.

«Inflation on a 12 - month basis is expected to run near the committee's symmetric 2 per cent objective over the medium term,» the policy - setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said in a statement on Wednesday in Washington.

Yet the Fed also emphasised the inflation target was «symmetric», suggesting it was not inclined to speed up its tightening plans.

The discussions about their inflation target being symmetric indicate that the Feds are less concerned about the updraft from inflationary pressures than current market pricing.

The Fed's reminder that its inflation target was symmetric was a clear negative for Treasury yields, and so the US currency's recovery was encouraging for dollar bulls, Callow said.

Second, the Fed regularly proclaims that it has a symmetric commitment to its 2 percent inflation target.

In its statement, the Fed expressed confidence that a recent rise in inflation to near the U.S. central bank's target would be sustained, leaving it on track to raise borrowing costs in June, while it also said inflation «on a 12 - month basis is expected to run near the Committee's symmetric 2 percent objective over the medium term.»

Third, the Fed should make real the idea that its inflation target is symmetric by being clear that in the late stage of prolonged expansion with low unemployment it is comfortable with inflation rising a little bit above 2 percent with the confidence that it will decline when the next recession comes.

«Inflation on a 12 - month basis is expected to run near the committee's symmetric 2 per cent objective over the medium term,» the policy - setting Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement Wednesday in Washington.

Officials may have signalled their willingness to allow inflation to exceed their 2 per cent goal somewhat by adding a reference to the «symmetric» nature of their target.

By including the words «symmetric» and «symmetrical» in its official statement, the Fed signalled it is prepared for inflation to be moderately higher than 2 per cent, mirroring the post-financial crisis years when prices persistently fell short of the goal.

Capital Economics US economist Andrew Hunter said: «The description of the inflation target as «symmetric» could be interpreted as a sign that officials will tolerate inflation rising modestly above 2 per cent over the coming months.

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

Federal Reserve officials made doubly sure to convey a relaxed attitude toward inflation rising above 2 percent, mentioning the «symmetric» nature of...

But the FOMC said that «inflation on a 12 - month basis is expected to run near the committee's symmetric two percent objective over the medium term.»

Researchers watching this video are observing the initial motions of the fabric, the uniformity of the inflation, and how symmetric it is.