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Strapped by tight credit and plummeting sales, businesses have overhauled the way they manage supply chains, inventory, production practices and staffing.
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I am strongly committed to pursuing the dual goals that Congress has assigned us: maximum employment and price stability.
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The pace of increases in labor compensation provides another possible indicator, albeit an imperfect one, of the degree of labor market slack.
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I continue to think many of the factors holding down inflation are transitory... We want to be careful not to jump to a premature conclusion about what's in store for the U.S. economy.
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Starting in late 2007, faced with acute financial market distress, the Federal Reserve created programs to keep credit flowing to households and businesses. The loans extended under those programs helped stabilize the financial system.
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Are deviations from full employment a social problem? Obviously.
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A higher IOER rate encourages banks to raise the interest rates they charge, putting upward pressure on market interest rates regardless of the level of reserves in the banking sector. While adjusting the IOER rate is an effective way to move market interest rates when reserves are plentiful, federal funds have generally traded below this rate.
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I will be the first to say that it is always difficult to get monetary policy just right. But the Fed's analytical prowess is top-notch, and our forecasting record is second to none.
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The extent of and continuing increase in inequality in the United States greatly concern me.
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A U.K. vote to exit the European Union could have significant economic repercussions.
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Access to capital is important for all firms, but it's particularly vital for startups and young firms, which often lack a sufficient stream of earnings to increase employment and internally finance capital spending.
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I've been collecting rocks since I was 8 and have over 200 different specimens.
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An important factor influencing intergenerational mobility and trends in inequality over time is economic opportunity.