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The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to keep its target for the federal funds rate at 2 percent.Recent information indicates that overall economic activity continues to expand, partly...

A meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee was held in the offices of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. and continued...

SummaryPrepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and based on information collected on or before June 2, 2008. This document summarizes comments received from businesses and other contacts...

At the International Monetary Conference, Barcelona, Spain (via satellite)As you know, financial markets in the United States and in a number of other industrialized countries have been under...

The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate 25 basis points to 2 percent.Recent information indicates that economic activity remains weak. Household...

A meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee was held in the offices of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. and...

SummaryPrepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and based on information collected on or before April 7, 2008. This document summarizes comments received from businesses and other contacts...

Chairman Ben S. BernankeAt the World Affairs Council of Greater Richmond's Virginia Global Ambassador Award Luncheon, Richmond, VirginiaAddressing Weaknesses in the Global Financial Markets: The...

Before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. CongressChairman Schumer, Vice Chairman Maloney, Representative Saxton, and other members of the Committee, I am pleased to appear before the Joint Economic...

The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate 75 basis points to 2-1/4 percent.Recent information indicates that the outlook for economic activity has...