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12,201 | 2015-08-19 | They cited anecdotal reports of firms having concerns about retaining workers and facing difficulties in filling even medium- and lower-skilled jobs. | 21 | neutral | negative | neutral | negative | -0.956 | negative | 0.367653 | negative | -0.5423 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,202 | 2015-10-08 | Recent readings on headline consumer price inflation reflected only small increases in core inflation and renewed weakness in consumer energy prices. | 21 | neutral | neutral | negative | negative | -0.824 | neutral | 0.5382 | positive | 0.1531 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,203 | 2015-10-08 | Some other participants, however, expressed concerns about delaying the start of normalizing the target range for the federal funds rate much longer. | 22 | neutral | neutral | negative | negative | -0.901 | negative | 0.421114 | negative | -0.3182 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,204 | 2016-01-06 | However, they also recognized that the appropriate path for the federal funds rate would depend on the economic outlook as informed by incoming data. | 24 | neutral | neutral | neutral | neutral | 0.0267 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,205 | 2016-02-17 | However, members observed that if the recent tightening of global financial conditions was sustained, it could be a factor amplifying downside risks. | 22 | negative | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.7897 | negative | 0.383032 | negative | -0.4767 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,206 | 2017-01-04 | The components of the nominal retail sales data used by the Bureau of Economic Analysis to construct its estimate of PCE rose moderately in November. | 25 | positive | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.9185 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,207 | 2017-02-22 | The Census Bureau's advance trade estimates for December suggested a narrowing of the trade deficit in goods, as imports increased less than exports. | 23 | positive | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.203 | positive | 0.589331 | positive | 0.3612 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,208 | 2017-02-22 | The broad dollar index increased immediately after the December FOMC meeting but subsequently retraced its gains and ended the period slightly lower. | 22 | neutral | neutral | negative | negative | -0.957 | positive | 0.64529 | positive | 0.5984 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,209 | 2017-02-22 | Participants generally characterized their economic forecasts and their judgments about monetary policy as little changed since the December meeting. | 19 | neutral | neutral | neutral | neutral | 0.3312 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,210 | 2017-04-05 | Inflation in the advanced foreign economies (AFEs) continued to rise, largely reflecting increases in retail energy prices and currency depreciation. | 20 | neutral | neutral | negative | positive | 0.8502 | positive | 0.659193 | positive | 0.6597 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,211 | 2017-05-24 | Inflation, measured as the 12-month change in the headline PCE price index, had been running close to the Committee's 2 percent longer-run objective. | 23 | neutral | neutral | positive | neutral | -0.068 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,212 | 2017-07-05 | The Committee expected to begin implementing a balance sheet normalization program in 2017, provided that the economy evolves broadly as anticipated. | 21 | positive | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.8085 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,213 | 2017-08-16 | Thus, as in the June projection, the staff projected that real GDP would expand at a modestly faster pace than potential output in 2017 through 2019. | 26 | positive | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.927 | positive | 0.578886 | positive | 0.3182 | positive | neutral | neutral |
12,214 | 2017-10-11 | At the same time, financing conditions for households and nonfinancial businesses continued to provide support for growth in spending and investment. | 21 | positive | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.9362 | positive | 0.656695 | positive | 0.6486 | positive | neutral | neutral |
12,215 | 2017-10-11 | Staff Economic OutlookThe U.S. economic projection prepared by the staff for the September FOMC meeting was broadly similar to the previous forecast. | 22 | neutral | neutral | neutral | neutral | 0.1368 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,216 | 2017-11-22 | Although the effects of the recent hurricanes led to a reported decline in payroll employment in September, the unemployment rate decreased further. | 22 | neutral | positive | neutral | negative | -0.844 | negative | 0.391646 | negative | -0.4404 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,217 | 2018-01-03 | A couple of participants noted that broad improvements in labor market conditions over the past several years were evident across demographic groups. | 22 | neutral | positive | neutral | positive | 0.9305 | positive | 0.612729 | positive | 0.4588 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,218 | 2018-01-03 | The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative, thereby supporting strong labor market conditions and a sustained return to 2 percent inflation. | 21 | neutral | positive | positive | positive | 0.8755 | positive | 0.672255 | positive | 0.7184 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,219 | 2018-02-21 | The projection for inflation over the medium term was revised up slightly, primarily reflecting tighter resource utilization in the January forecast. | 21 | positive | neutral | negative | positive | 0.0936 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,220 | 2018-02-21 | Nonetheless, they again stated that the actual path for the federal funds rate would depend on the economic outlook as informed by the incoming data. | 25 | neutral | neutral | neutral | neutral | -0.061 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,221 | 2018-02-21 | The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative, thereby supporting strong labor market conditions and a sustained return to 2 percent inflation. | 21 | neutral | positive | positive | positive | 0.8755 | positive | 0.672255 | positive | 0.7184 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,222 | 2018-04-11 | Since the January FOMC meeting, foreign equity prices moved notably lower, on net, and generally declined more in the AFEs than in the United States. | 25 | negative | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.954 | neutral | 0.544358 | positive | 0.1779 | negative | neutral | neutral |
12,223 | 2018-04-11 | The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative, thereby supporting strong labor market conditions and a sustained return to 2 percent inflation. | 21 | neutral | positive | positive | positive | 0.8755 | positive | 0.672255 | positive | 0.7184 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,224 | 2018-05-23 | Spreads on term money market instruments relative to comparable-maturity OIS rates were still larger than usual in some segments of the money market. | 23 | negative | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.793 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,225 | 2018-05-23 | The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative, thereby supporting strong labor market conditions and a sustained return to 2 percent inflation. | 21 | neutral | positive | positive | positive | 0.8755 | positive | 0.672255 | positive | 0.7184 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,226 | 2018-07-05 | The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative, thereby supporting strong labor market conditions and a sustained return to 2 percent inflation. | 21 | neutral | positive | positive | positive | 0.8755 | positive | 0.672255 | positive | 0.7184 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,227 | 2018-08-22 | Reports from business contacts confirmed a robust pace of expansion in several sectors of the economy, including energy, manufacturing, and services. | 21 | positive | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.9293 | positive | 0.632347 | positive | 0.5423 | positive | neutral | neutral |
12,228 | 2018-08-22 | The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative, thereby supporting strong labor market conditions and a sustained return to 2 percent inflation. | 21 | neutral | positive | positive | positive | 0.8755 | positive | 0.672255 | positive | 0.7184 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,229 | 2018-10-17 | In addition, concerns about trade tensions between the United States and China were the focus of a great deal of attention among market participants. | 24 | negative | neutral | neutral | neutral | 0.0968 | positive | 0.663917 | positive | 0.6808 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,230 | 2019-01-09 | Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market OperationsThe SOMA manager reviewed developments in financial markets over the intermeeting period. | 19 | neutral | neutral | neutral | neutral | 0.0081 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,231 | 2019-02-20 | Nominal defense spending in October and November pointed to solid growth in real federal purchases, although spending data for December were delayed. | 22 | positive | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.4431 | positive | 0.584191 | positive | 0.34 | positive | neutral | neutral |
12,232 | 2019-04-10 | Total labor compensation per hour in the business sector increased 2.9 percent over the four quarters of 2018, about the same rate as a year earlier. | 26 | neutral | positive | neutral | positive | 0.926 | positive | 0.578886 | positive | 0.3182 | positive | neutral | neutral |
12,233 | 2019-05-22 | Market participants assigned greater probability to a lower target range of the federal funds rate than to a higher one beyond the next few meetings. | 25 | neutral | neutral | neutral | neutral | -0.074 | positive | 0.612729 | positive | 0.4588 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,234 | 2019-07-10 | Staff Economic OutlookThe projection for U.S. economic activity prepared by the staff for the June FOMC meeting was revised down somewhat on balance. | 23 | negative | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.95 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | negative | neutral | neutral |
12,235 | 2019-08-21 | Industrial production (IP) was unchanged in June, as a decrease in the output of utilities offset increases in the output of manufacturers and mines. | 24 | neutral | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.828 | positive | 0.578886 | positive | 0.3182 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,236 | 2019-08-21 | Separately, the staff noted that market liquidity was, overall, in good shape, although sudden price drops had become more frequent in some markets. | 23 | neutral | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.6645 | positive | 0.550403 | positive | 0.2023 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,237 | 2019-08-21 | Reports from business contacts pointed to continued strong labor demand, with many firms reporting difficulty finding workers to meet current demand. | 21 | neutral | positive | neutral | negative | -0.892 | neutral | 0.49355 | neutral | -0.0258 | positive | neutral | neutral |
12,238 | 2019-10-09 | A few participants noted the possibility of resuming trend growth of the balance sheet to help stabilize the level of reserves in the banking system. | 25 | neutral | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.9138 | positive | 0.656695 | positive | 0.6486 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,239 | 2019-11-20 | The staff presented two potential approaches for conducting repo operations if the Committee decided to maintain an ongoing role for such operations. | 22 | neutral | neutral | neutral | neutral | 0.2477 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,240 | 2019-11-20 | In the October SLOOS, banks left their lending standards basically unchanged for most residential real estate loan categories over the third quarter. | 22 | neutral | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.446 | neutral | 0.487103 | negative | -0.0516 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,241 | 2020-01-03 | Market prices appeared to respond mainly to signs of stabilization in the U.S. and global economies and to developments associated with trade policy. | 23 | positive | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.7689 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,242 | 2020-02-19 | Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market OperationsThe SOMA manager reviewed developments in financial markets over the intermeeting period. | 19 | neutral | neutral | neutral | neutral | 0.0081 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,243 | 2020-04-08 | Foreign economic indicators for the more recent period, following the spread of the virus to the rest of the world, were generally not yet available. | 25 | neutral | neutral | neutral | neutral | -0.328 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,244 | 2020-04-08 | All participants viewed the near-term U.S. economic outlook as having deteriorated sharply in recent weeks and as having become profoundly uncertain. | 21 | negative | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.95 | negative | 0.426536 | negative | -0.296 | negative | neutral | neutral |
12,245 | 2020-05-20 | However, the Federal Reserve's announcements and start-ups of emergency liquidity facilities appeared to improve conditions in many of these markets. | 20 | positive | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.9051 | neutral | 0.51929 | positive | 0.0772 | positive | neutral | neutral |
12,246 | 2020-05-20 | That said, compared with early this year, foreign equity indexes stayed sharply lower, and option-implied equity volatility abroad remained elevated. | 20 | negative | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.83 | negative | 0.432122 | negative | -0.2732 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,247 | 2020-05-20 | The upcoming financial stress tests for banks were seen as important for measuring the ability of large banks to withstand future downside scenarios. | 23 | neutral | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.7997 | neutral | 0.455642 | negative | -0.1779 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,248 | 2020-07-01 | The consumer price index (CPI) inched up 0.1 percent over the 12 months ending in May, while core CPI inflation was 1.2 percent over the same period. | 27 | neutral | neutral | negative | positive | 0.9216 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,249 | 2020-08-19 | In contrast, output in the mining sector, which includes crude oil extraction, decreased further, reflecting the effects of still-low crude oil prices. | 22 | negative | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.93 | negative | 0.297527 | negative | -0.8591 | negative | neutral | neutral |
12,250 | 2020-08-19 | Regarding the labor market, many participants commented that the pace of employment gains, which was quite strong in May and June, had likely slowed. | 24 | neutral | negative | neutral | negative | -0.954 | positive | 0.683889 | positive | 0.7717 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,251 | 2021-01-06 | The four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance was only slightly lower in early December than it had been in late October. | 24 | neutral | No majority found | neutral | negative | -0.945 | negative | 0.360568 | negative | -0.5729 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,252 | 2021-01-06 | Federal defense spending continued to rise in October and November, although federal employment declined with the layoff of temporary census workers. | 21 | positive | negative | neutral | negative | -0.772 | neutral | 0.531956 | positive | 0.128 | positive | neutral | neutral |
12,253 | 2021-01-06 | The 5-year and 5-to-10-year measures of inflation compensation based on Treasury Inflation Protected Securities rose above their pre-pandemic levels. | 19 | neutral | neutral | negative | positive | 0.9236 | positive | 0.670313 | positive | 0.7096 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,254 | 2021-01-06 | Agency commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) spreads remained narrow amid strong issuance in October, while non-agency CMBS spreads ticked down. | 19 | positive | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.963 | positive | 0.666145 | positive | 0.6908 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,255 | 2021-01-06 | That said, participants agreed that the path ahead remained highly uncertain and that the economy remained far from the Committee's longer-run goals. | 22 | negative | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.733 | neutral | 0.50045 | neutral | 0.0018 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,256 | 2021-04-07 | The Treasury market functioned well over most of the period, although measures of market liquidity deteriorated somewhat toward the end of February. | 22 | neutral | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.785 | positive | 0.550403 | positive | 0.2023 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,257 | 2021-04-07 | Assets under management (AUM) of government money market funds (MMFs) rose over the intermeeting period, whereas AUM of prime MMFs declined somewhat. | 22 | neutral | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.8617 | positive | 0.589331 | positive | 0.3612 | positive | neutral | neutral |
12,258 | 2021-05-19 | In March 2020, repo operations worked in concert with other measures to manage shocks to financial markets by stabilizing Treasury market conditions. | 22 | positive | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.484 | negative | 0.449597 | negative | -0.2023 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,259 | 2021-07-07 | State and local government purchases looked to be increasing significantly, as the payrolls of these governments expanded solidly over April and May. | 22 | positive | positive | neutral | positive | 0.9319 | positive | 0.635851 | positive | 0.5574 | positive | neutral | neutral |
12,260 | 2021-07-07 | Market expectations for the federal funds rate path over the medium term, as implied by OIS quotes unadjusted for term premiums, declined moderately. | 23 | neutral | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.696 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,261 | 2021-08-18 | Concerns about the worldwide spread of the Delta variant weighed somewhat on risk sentiment in global financial markets over the intermeeting period. | 22 | negative | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.848 | negative | 0.449176 | negative | -0.204 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,262 | 2021-10-13 | The manager provided a brief update on the new repurchase agreement (repo) facilities that the Committee had announced following its meeting in July. | 23 | neutral | neutral | neutral | neutral | 0.0264 | positive | 0.621025 | positive | 0.4939 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,263 | 2021-10-13 | In the residential mortgage market, financing conditions remained accommodative particularly for borrowers who met standard conforming loan criteria. | 18 | positive | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.46 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,264 | 2021-11-24 | Option-implied volatility on short-dated interest rates increased, reportedly reflecting greater uncertainty over the path of the federal funds rate. | 19 | negative | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.149 | positive | 0.68796 | positive | 0.7906 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,265 | 2021-11-24 | Over the intermeeting period, U.S. equity indexes rose and the one-month option-implied volatility on the S&P 500?봳he VIX?봣ell to post-pandemic lows. | 21 | positive | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.843 | negative | 0.432122 | negative | -0.2732 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,266 | 2021-11-24 | The sectors most adversely affected by the pandemic had improved in recent months, but the summer's rise in COVID-19 cases had slowed their recovery. | 24 | No majority found | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.439 | positive | 0.567878 | positive | 0.2732 | positive | neutral | neutral |
12,267 | 2022-02-16 | Expectations for tighter monetary policy ahead, as well as an easing of COVID-related concerns, were cited as contributing to the increase in yields. | 23 | positive | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.9092 | positive | 0.624947 | positive | 0.5106 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,268 | 2022-02-16 | The sectors most adversely affected by the pandemic have improved in recent months but are being affected by the recent sharp rise in COVID-19 cases. | 25 | positive | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.669 | positive | 0.567878 | positive | 0.2732 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,269 | 2022-04-06 | Market-implied policy rates one year forward rose notably across many advanced foreign economies (AFEs), extending increases seen over recent months. | 20 | neutral | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.9308 | positive | 0.648488 | positive | 0.6124 | positive | neutral | neutral |
12,270 | 2022-04-06 | Real PCE appeared to be rising at a faster pace in the first quarter of 2022 than in the fourth quarter of 2021 as social distancing unwound further. | 28 | positive | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.8969 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | positive | neutral | neutral |
12,271 | 2022-04-06 | Available indicators suggested that real government purchases were little changed in the first quarter after declining in the fourth quarter of 2021. | 22 | neutral | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.8 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,272 | 2022-05-25 | A few participants indicated that some of their business contacts were reportedly hesitant to expand capacity or had postponed construction projects. | 21 | negative | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.92 | neutral | 0.4618 | negative | -0.1531 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,273 | 2022-07-06 | Regarding trade, real imports of goods stepped back in April from their exceptional strength in March, driven by a decline in consumer goods imports. | 24 | negative | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.877 | positive | 0.698507 | positive | 0.8402 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,274 | 2022-07-06 | Real yields increased more than their nominal counterparts, while inflation compensation implied by Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities declined. | 17 | neutral | neutral | positive | positive | 0.8982 | positive | 0.690402 | positive | 0.802 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,275 | 2022-07-06 | Money market fund (MMF) net yields across all fund types rose notably, as increases in administered rates passed through to money market instruments. | 23 | neutral | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.935 | positive | 0.578886 | positive | 0.3182 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,276 | 2022-07-06 | Participants stressed the need to adjust the stance of policy in response to incoming information regarding the evolution of these and other factors. | 23 | neutral | neutral | neutral | neutral | 0.0896 | negative | 0.396158 | negative | -0.4215 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,277 | 2022-08-17 | They also agreed that the war and related events were creating additional upward pressure on inflation and were weighing on global economic activity. | 23 | negative | neutral | negative | negative | -0.908 | negative | 0.410669 | negative | -0.3612 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,278 | 2022-10-12 | They also agreed that the war and related events were creating additional upward pressure on inflation and were weighing on global economic activity. | 23 | negative | neutral | negative | negative | -0.908 | negative | 0.410669 | negative | -0.3612 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,279 | 2022-11-23 | This prospect could require money market participants to be more responsive to shifting liquidity conditions and to plan ahead for the coming period. | 23 | No majority found | neutral | neutral | neutral | 0.1363 | positive | 0.639201 | positive | 0.5719 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,280 | 2022-11-23 | They also agreed that the war and related events were creating additional upward pressure on inflation and were weighing on global economic activity. | 23 | negative | neutral | negative | negative | -0.908 | negative | 0.410669 | negative | -0.3612 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,281 | 2006-04-18 | Mining output--which includes oil and natural gas extraction--slipped in February after registering robust gains in each of the previous three months. | 21 | negative | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.967 | positive | 0.691555 | positive | 0.8074 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,282 | 2006-07-20 | Greater uncertainty about inflation pressures and the needed policy response had perhaps contributed to a reassessment of risks by investors globally. | 21 | negative | neutral | negative | positive | 0.7085 | neutral | 0.4618 | negative | -0.1531 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,283 | 2006-11-15 | Still, the overhang of unsold homes remained historically high, and price appreciation of existing homes continued to slow through the second quarter. | 22 | negative | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.91 | positive | 0.624947 | positive | 0.5106 | negative | neutral | neutral |
12,284 | 2007-10-09 | In the multifamily sector, starts in July were in line with readings thus far this year and at the low end of the fairly narrow range seen since 1997. | 29 | negative | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.862 | negative | 0.432122 | negative | -0.2732 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,285 | 2007-11-20 | The labor force participation rate was unchanged, on average, in the third quarter, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.7 percent in September. | 24 | neutral | negative | neutral | negative | -0.694 | negative | 0.391646 | negative | -0.4404 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,286 | 2007-11-20 | Meeting participants also mentioned that while financial market conditions had improved, the functioning of some markets remained somewhat impaired. | 19 | neutral | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.832 | positive | 0.608354 | positive | 0.4404 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,287 | 2008-04-08 | Commercial real estate lending at banks, however, continued to advance briskly in January and February, while the rise in consumer loans was moderate. | 23 | positive | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.8889 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | positive | neutral | neutral |
12,288 | 2008-07-16 | The increase in exports was broad-based, with strong increases in exports of industrial supplies, capital and consumer goods, and automotive products. | 21 | positive | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.9274 | positive | 0.704517 | positive | 0.8689 | positive | neutral | neutral |
12,289 | 2008-07-16 | Conditions in the market for Treasury repurchase agreements appeared to improve somewhat, but conditions were still poor for lower-quality collateral. | 20 | No majority found | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.4683 | positive | 0.622694 | positive | 0.501 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,290 | 2008-08-26 | In the business sector, real spending on equipment and software declined in the second quarter as outlays on transportation equipment dropped sharply. | 22 | negative | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.965 | negative | 0.432122 | negative | -0.2732 | negative | neutral | neutral |
12,291 | 2008-08-26 | Over the intermeeting period, spreads of rates on conforming residential mortgages over those on comparable-maturity Treasury securities moved higher. | 19 | negative | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.8961 | positive | 0.621025 | positive | 0.4939 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,292 | 2008-11-19 | Business spending on equipment and software appeared to have declined again in the third quarter, and indicators of investment in structures weakened. | 22 | negative | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.959 | negative | 0.396158 | negative | -0.4215 | negative | neutral | neutral |
12,293 | 2008-11-19 | Small time deposits increased briskly in September and early October as banks and thrifts reportedly continued to bid aggressively for these deposits. | 22 | neutral | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.9272 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | positive | neutral | neutral |
12,294 | 2008-11-19 | On October 22, the rate on excess reserves was adjusted to be the lowest target federal funds rate during the maintenance period less 35 basis points. | 26 | neutral | neutral | neutral | neutral | -0.281 | negative | 0.432122 | negative | -0.2732 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,295 | 2009-02-18 | Measures of longer-term inflation expectations edged up in early January, but remained lower than they had been in all but the last few weeks of 2008. | 26 | neutral | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.903 | negative | 0.432122 | negative | -0.2732 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,296 | 2009-02-18 | Business debt expanded only modestly, given the high cost of borrowing, tighter lending terms, and the deterioration in the macroeconomic environment. | 21 | negative | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.9144 | neutral | 0.487103 | negative | -0.0516 | neutral | neutral | neutral |
12,297 | 2009-02-18 | The Committee continues to anticipate that economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for some time. | 23 | negative | neutral | No majority found | negative | -0.83 | negative | 0.416198 | negative | -0.3384 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,298 | 2009-04-08 | In light of this development, it was widely agreed that exports were not likely to be a source of support for U.S. economic activity in the near term. | 28 | neutral | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.166 | positive | 0.654052 | positive | 0.6369 | neutral | neutral | positive |
12,299 | 2010-01-06 | Moreover, monthly surveys of business conditions, sentiment, and capital spending plans pointed to a moderate rise in business spending going forward. | 21 | positive | neutral | neutral | positive | 0.9348 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | positive | neutral | neutral |
12,300 | 2010-01-06 | While these developments were positivee, participants noted several factors that likely would continue to restrain the expansion in economic activity. | 20 | neutral | neutral | neutral | negative | -0.619 | neutral | 0.5 | neutral | 0 | neutral | neutral | neutral |