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To be sure, faster growth in nominal labor compensation does not necessarily portend higher inflation.
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Under a cold turkey strategy, at each policy meeting the Federal Open Market Committee would make its best guess about where it ultimately wants the funds rate to be and would move to that rate in a single step.
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This necessary spending should not, however, jeopardize the president' long-term deficit-reduction goals.
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In the absence of a shift in market perceptions of the relative attractiveness of U.S. and foreign assets, government policies would likely have only limited effects on the trade balance.
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Inflation is up, driven by energy prices. Underlying core rates remain low, which is encouraging.
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As long as we find that the energy impact is only temporary ... my guess is that the effects on the overall economy will be fairly modest.
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Many savers are also homeowners; indeed, a family's home may be its most important financial asset. Many savers are working, or would like to be.
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The financial crisis appears to be mostly behind us, and the economy seems to have stabilized and is expanding again.
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To return to levels consistent with price stability in coming quarters.
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These inflation effects should fade even if energy prices remain elevated, so long as monetary policy keeps inflation expectations well-anchored.
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Given the central role of effective, firmwide risk management in maintaining strong financial institutions, it is clear that supervisors must redouble their efforts to help organizations improve their risk-management practices...We are also considering the need for additional or revised supervisory guidance regarding various aspects of risk management, including further emphasis on the need for an enterprise-wide perspective when assessing risk.
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In any given month, a large number of workers are being hired or are leaving their current jobs, illustrating the dynamism of the U.S. labor market.
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So far, the actual actions taken have been relatively modest, but there is some hope, I think, that, going forward, these actions will advance further and we will see more progress in the current account.
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Consumers going through foreclosure typically will see their credit scores drop, raising longer-term questions about their ability to rebound financially and perhaps pursue a more sustainable home purchase at some later point.
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Remember that physical beauty is evolution's way of assuring us that the other person doesn't have too many intestinal parasites.
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How much would you pay to avoid a second Depression?
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The credibility has begun to inure in the institution. Keeping inflation low and stable is an important precondition for a healthy and sustained economic growth.
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Has set the standard for excellence in economic policy-making.
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So far, the effects appear to be relatively modest on growth.
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In fact, the world needs more nerds.
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I don't think that Chinese ownership of U.S. assets is so large as to put our country at risk economically.
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The impact on the broader economy and financial markets of the problems in the subprime markets seems likely to be contained.
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The Federal Reserve, like other central banks, wields powerful tools; democratic accountability requires that the public be able to see how and for what purposes those tools are being used.
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To minimize market uncertainty and achieve the maximum effect of its policies, the Federal Reserve is committed to providing the public as much information as possible about the uses of its balance sheet, plans regarding future uses of its balance sheet, and the criteria on which the relevant decisions are based.
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