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FOMC Monetary Policy Statement January Meeting - Text>
--December 13 Statement Follows for Comparison
WASHINGTON (MNI) - The following is the complete text of the FOMC
statement issued Wednesday. The December 13 statement follows for
comparison:
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in
December indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and
that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate. Gains in
employment, household spending, and business fixed investment have been
solid, and the unemployment rate has stayed low. On a 12-month basis,
both overall inflation and inflation for items other than food and
energy have continued to run below 2 percent. Market-based measures of
inflation compensation have increased in recent months but remain low;
survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little
changed, on balance.
Consistent with its statutory mandate, the Committee seeks to
foster maximum employment and price stability. The Committee expects
that, with further gradual adjustments in the stance of monetary policy,
economic activity will expand at a moderate pace and labor market
conditions will remain strong. Inflation on a 12-month basis is expected
to move up this year and to stabilize around the Committees 2 percent
objective over the medium term. Near-term risks to the economic outlook
appear roughly balanced, but the Committee is monitoring inflation
developments closely.
In view of realized and expected labor market conditions and
inflation, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the
federal funds rate at 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 percent. The stance of monetary
policy remains accommodative, thereby supporting strong labor market
conditions and a sustained return to 2 percent inflation.
In determining the timing and size of future adjustments to the
target range for the federal funds rate, the Committee will assess
realized and expected economic conditions relative to its objectives of
maximum employment and 2 percent inflation. This assessment will take
into account a wide range of information, including measures of labor
market conditions, indicators of inflation pressures and inflation
expectations, and readings on financial and international developments.
The Committee will carefully monitor actual and expected inflation
developments relative to its symmetric inflation goal. The Committee
expects that 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. However, the actual path of the
federal funds rate will depend on the economic outlook as informed by
incoming data.
Voting for the FOMC monetary policy action were Janet L. Yellen,
Chair; William C. Dudley, Vice Chairman; Thomas I. Barkin; Raphael W.
Bostic; Lael Brainard; Loretta J. Mester; Jerome H. Powell; Randal K.
Quarles; and John C. Williams.
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The following is the text of the FOMC statement released after the
policy meeting held December 12 - 13, 2017:
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in
November indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and
that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate. Averaging
through hurricane-related fluctuations, job gains have been solid, and
the unemployment rate declined further. Household spending has been
expanding at a moderate rate, and growth in business fixed investment
has picked up in recent quarters. On a 12-month basis, both overall
inflation and inflation for items other than food and energy have
declined this year and are running below 2 percent. Market-based
measures of inflation compensation remain low; survey-based measures of
longer-term inflation expectations are little changed, on balance.
Consistent with its statutory mandate, the Committee seeks to
foster maximum employment and price stability. Hurricane-related
disruptions and rebuilding have affected economic activity, employment,
and inflation in recent months but have not materially altered the
outlook for the national economy. Consequently, the Committee continues
to expect that, with gradual adjustments in the stance of monetary
policy, economic activity will expand at a moderate pace and labor
market conditions will remain strong. Inflation on a 12-month basis is
expected to remain somewhat below 2 percent in the near term but to
stabilize around the Committees 2 percent objective over the medium
term. Near-term risks to the economic outlook appear roughly balanced,
but the Committee is monitoring inflation developments closely.
In view of realized and expected labor market conditions and
inflation, the Committee decided to raise the target range for the
federal funds rate to 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 percent. The stance of monetary
policy remains accommodative, thereby supporting strong labor market
conditions and a sustained return to 2 percent inflation.
In determining the timing and size of future adjustments to the
target range for the federal funds rate, the Committee will assess
realized and expected economic conditions relative to its objectives of
maximum employment and 2 percent inflation. This assessment will take
into account a wide range of information, including measures of labor
market conditions, indicators of inflation pressures and inflation
expectations, and readings on financial and international developments.
The Committee will carefully monitor actual and expected inflation
developments relative to its symmetric inflation goal. The Committee
expects that economic conditions will evolve in a manner that will
warrant 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. However, the actual path of the federal
funds rate will depend on the economic outlook as informed by incoming
data.
Voting for the FOMC monetary policy action were Janet L. Yellen,
Chair; William C. Dudley, Vice Chairman; Lael Brainard; Patrick Harker;
Robert S. Kaplan; Jerome H. Powell; and Randal K. Quarles. Voting
against the action were Charles L. Evans and Neel Kashkari, who
preferred at this meeting to maintain the existing target range for the
federal funds rate.
--MNI Washington Bureau, Tel: +1 202-371-2121; email:
dcoffice@marketnews.com
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