yusufizzetmurat/fed-pulse-embedding-caches huggingface dataset:
[2015-07-29] Marie Gooding, First Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
[2015-07-29] "Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June indicates that economic activity has been expanding moderately in recent months. Growth in household spending has been moderat
[2015-07-29] David H. Small, Project Manager, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors
[2015-07-29] Nominal federal spending data through June indicated that real federal government purchases likely decreased in the second quarter. However, real state and local government purchases appeared to have
[2015-07-29] Industry contacts pointed to generally solid business conditions, with firms in many parts of the country continuing to report positive assessments of current activity and optimism about future sales.
[2015-07-29] Developments in Financial Markets, Open Market Operations, and Policy Normalization In a joint session of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sys
[2015-07-29] After having widened amid concerns about the difficult negotiations between Greece and its creditors, Greek and other peripheral euro-area sovereign spreads narrowed, on net, over the intermeeting per
[2015-07-29] On balance, broad U.S. equity price indexes were little changed over the intermeeting period. Option-implied volatility on the S&P 500 index over the next month increased for a time in response to for
[2015-07-29] Glenn Follette and Steven A. Sharpe, Assistant Directors, Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors; Elizabeth Klee, Assistant Director, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors
[2015-07-29] The expected path of the federal funds rate moved down following the June FOMC statement and the Chair's postmeeting press conference. Market participants reportedly saw as notable the downward revisi
[2015-07-29] Financing for commercial real estate (CRE) remained broadly available. CRE loans on banks' books expanded in the second quarter, consistent with stronger loan demand reported in the July Senior Loan O
[2015-07-29] Voting for the FOMC monetary policy action were: Janet L. Yellen, Chair; William C. Dudley, Vice Chairman; Lael Brainard; Charles L. Evans; Stanley Fischer; Jeffrey M. Lacker; Dennis P. Lockhart; Jero
[2015-07-29] Patrick Harker and Narayana Kocherlakota, Presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks of Philadelphia and Minneapolis, respectively
[2015-07-29] The ongoing rise in labor demand still appeared not to have led to a broad-based firming of wage increases. While business contacts in a number of Districts continued to report that the pace of wage i
[2015-07-29] James A. Clouse and Stephen A. Meyer, Deputy Directors, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors
[2015-07-29] 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, July 28, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. and continu
[2015-07-29] By unanimous vote, the Committee ratified the Desk's domestic transactions over the intermeeting period. There were no intervention operations in foreign currencies for the System's account over the i
[2015-07-29] Potential Enhancements to the Summary of Economic Projections Next, participants considered a proposal by the subcommittee on communications for a few modest modifications to the Summary of Economic P
[2015-07-29] The Committee is maintaining its existing policy of reinvesting principal payments from its holdings of agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities in agency mortgage-backed securities and of ro
[2015-07-29] Ellen E. Meade2 and Joyce K. Zickler, Senior Advisers, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors; Jeremy B. Rudd, Senior Adviser, Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors
[2015-07-29] Notation Vote By notation vote completed on July 7, 2015, the Committee unanimously approved the minutes of the Committee meeting held on June 16-17, 2015.
[2015-07-29] Etienne Gagnon, Senior Economist, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors
[2015-07-29] The vote encompassed approval of the statement below to be released at 2:00 p.m.:
[2015-07-29] 2. Attended through the discussion on potential enhancements to the Summary of Economic Projections. Return to text
[2015-07-29] Fabio M. Natalucci,3 Associate Director, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors
[2015-07-29] Michael S. Gibson, Director, Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, Board of Governors
[2015-07-29] Some participants, however, emphasized that the economy had made significant progress over the past few years and viewed the economic conditions for beginning to increase the target range for the fede
[2015-07-29] Total U.S. consumer prices, as measured by the PCE price index, only edged up over the 12 months ending in May, held down primarily by earlier large declines in energy prices. Core PCE inflation, whic
[2015-07-29] When the Committee decides to begin to remove policy accommodation, it will take a balanced approach consistent with its longer-run goals of maximum employment and inflation of 2 percent. The Committe
[2015-07-29] After declining for five consecutive months, industrial production rose in June, partly reflecting an increase in the output of mines. Nonetheless, for the second quarter as a whole, mining output con
[2015-07-29] Jeff Fuhrer, Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
[2015-07-29] Voting for this action: Janet L. Yellen, William C. Dudley, Lael Brainard, Charles L. Evans, Stanley Fischer, Jeffrey M. Lacker, Dennis P. Lockhart, Jerome H. Powell, Daniel K. Tarullo, and John C. Wi
[2015-07-29] Policymakers agreed that it would be important to draw on the perspectives of staff across the Federal Reserve System and to consult widely with other central banks, academics, and other experts on ma
[2015-07-29] Staff Economic Outlook The U.S. economic forecast prepared by the staff for the July FOMC meeting was broadly similar to that prepared for the June FOMC meeting. Real GDP was again expected to increas
[2015-07-29] Participants agreed that labor market conditions had improved further, citing increases in payroll employment and job openings, the decrease in the unemployment rate, and some further reduction in bro
[2015-07-29] Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) appeared to have risen at a solid pace in the second quarter. The components of the nominal retail sales data used by the Bureau of Economic Analysis to co
[2015-07-29] In the agenda for this meeting, it was reported that Michael Strine had been elected an alternate member of the Federal Open Market Committee and that he had executed his oath of office.
[2015-07-29] David E. Lebow, Senior Associate Director, Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors
[2015-07-29] To support continued progress toward maximum employment and price stability, the Committee today reaffirmed its view that the current 0 to 1/4 percent target range for the federal funds rate remains a
[2015-07-29] According to available measures, residential mortgage lending conditions stayed accommodative for many consumers. However, credit conditions remained tight for riskier borrowers, such as those with lo
[2015-07-29] Robert deV. Frierson,1 Secretary of the Board, Office of the Secretary, Board of Governors
[2015-07-29] It was agreed that the next meeting of the Committee would be held on Wednesday-Thursday, September 16-17, 2015. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m. on July 29, 2015.
[2015-07-29] "Consistent with its statutory mandate, the Federal Open Market Committee seeks monetary and financial conditions that will foster maximum employment and price stability. In particular, the Committee
[2015-07-29] James Bullard, Esther L. George, Loretta J. Mester, Eric Rosengren, and Michael Strine, Alternate Members of the Federal Open Market Committee
[2015-07-29] In their discussion of the foreign economic outlook, participants generally viewed the risks from the fiscal and financial problems in Greece as having diminished somewhat, although it was observed th
[2015-07-29] The Committee concluded that, although it had seen further progress, the economic conditions warranting an increase in the target range for the federal funds rate had not yet been met. Members general
[2015-07-29] 3. Attended the discussion of the economic and financial situation through the close of the meeting. Return to text
[2015-07-29] The staff provided its latest report on potential risks to financial stability. The strong capital position of the U.S. banking sector, low to moderate use of leverage elsewhere in the financial syste
[2015-07-29] The staff next summarized some of the recent steps the System had taken to prepare further for the process of normalization of monetary policy. The staff also proposed that future changes in the FOMC'
[2015-07-29] During their discussion of economic conditions and monetary policy, participants mentioned a number of considerations associated with the timing and pace of policy normalization. Most judged that the
[2015-07-29] Dana L. Burnett, Section Chief, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors
[2015-07-29] Helen E. Holcomb, First Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
[2015-07-29] Penelope A. Beattie,1 Assistant to the Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Board of Governors
[2015-07-29] The staff viewed the uncertainty around its July projections for real GDP growth, the unemployment rate, and inflation as similar to the average of the past 20 years. The risks to the forecast for rea
[2015-07-29] Matthew Nemeth,4 Assistant Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
[2015-07-29] Robert L. Hetzel and Carlo Rosa, Senior Economists, Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond and New York, respectively
[2015-07-29] Over the intermeeting period, market yields fluctuated in response to news about developments abroad, including Greek debt negotiations. Yields on 5- and 10-year nominal Treasury securities fell somew
[2015-07-29] Troy Davig, Michael Dotsey, Evan F. Koenig, Julie Ann Remache, Samuel Schulhofer-Wohl, and Ellis W. Tallman, Senior Vice Presidents, Federal Reserve Banks of Kansas City, Philadelphia, Dallas, New Yor
[2015-07-29] Andrew Figura, David Reifschneider, and Stacey Tevlin, Special Advisers to the Board, Office of Board Members, Board of Governors
[2015-07-29] In their discussion of the appropriate path for the federal funds rate and associated communications at and after the time of the first increase in the target range, participants expressed support for
[2015-07-29] Credit conditions in municipal bond markets were stable over the intermeeting period. Despite the announcement that Puerto Rico might seek to restructure at least part of its debt, spreads on an index
[2015-07-29] The Committee also maintained its policy of reinvesting principal payments from agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities in agency mortgage-backed securities and of rolling over maturing Trea
[2015-07-29] In their discussion of language for the postmeeting statement, members agreed that the wording should reflect their assessment that economic conditions showed continued progress toward the Committee's
[2015-07-29] Jane E. Ihrig,2 Deputy Associate Director, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors
[2015-07-29] Staff Review of the Economic Situation The information reviewed for the July 28-29 meeting suggested that real gross domestic product (GDP) rose moderately in the second quarter after edging down in t
[2015-07-29] Trevor A. Reeve, Special Adviser to the Chair, Office of Board Members, Board of Governors
[2015-07-29] Previous staff work on implementation frameworks was presented to the Committee in April 2008 and focused largely on alternative frameworks that could be used to target the federal funds rate. Those t
[2015-07-29] Participants discussed a range of topics associated with financial market developments and financial stability. They commented on issues related to the deterioration in bond market liquidity reported
[2015-07-29] Total nonfarm payroll employment continued to expand at a solid pace in June. The unemployment rate declined to 5.3 percent, its lowest reading so far this year, and the share of workers employed part
[2015-07-29] Foreign economic growth appeared to remain subdued in the second quarter. In Canada, indicators suggested that low oil prices weighed on investment in the energy sector, and energy production in April
[2015-08-03] The Federal Reserve plans to continue periodic testing of Term Deposit Facility (TDF) operations in August. These operations are aimed at ensuring the operational readiness of the TDF and providing el
[2015-08-03] Two operations will be conducted--one on August 6 for 14-day term deposits and one on August 13 for 7-day term deposits. These operations will each offer floating-rate term deposits with the maximum i
[2015-08-03] Additional information, including the steps that institutions must complete to be eligible to participate in term deposit operations are available at http://www.frbservices.org/centralbank/term_deposi
[2015-08-05] All tenders that are complete and compliant with the operation parameters listed above will be automatically awarded in full.
[2015-08-05] Early Withdrawal The penalty for obtaining a return of funds prior to the maturity date includes the forfeiture of all interest on the term deposit plus an additional fee of 0.75000 percent at an annu
[2015-08-05] Submission of Tender Participants must submit tenders by accessing the Term Deposit Facility application (https://www.federalreserve.org/arrow/ARROWWeb/home.do ) between the opening time and the closi
[2015-08-05] On August 6, 2015, the Federal Reserve will conduct a floating-rate offering of term deposits with an early withdrawal feature through its Term Deposit Facility (TDF). The Federal Reserve will offer 1
[2015-08-05] As noted in the Federal Reserve Board's August 3, 2015, release, this operation is part of the continuing program of operational testing of policy tools designed to provide institutions with an opport
[2015-08-05] Notification Participants will be able to view their awards by accessing the Term Deposit Facility application.
[2015-08-05] See the TDF Resource Center for additional details regarding this feature and the terms and conditions for early withdrawal (www.frbservices.org/centralbank/term_deposit_facility.html ).
[2015-08-05] Summary operation results will be published on the Board of Governors' website (http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/tdf.htm) at approximately 3:30 p.m. ET on the notification date.
[2015-08-06] The awarded deposits will settle on August 6, 2015, and will mature on August 20, 2015. The operation effective rate will apply to all awarded deposits.
[2015-08-06] On August 6, 2015, the Federal Reserve conducted a floating-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. The operation offered 14-day term deposits with the rate set equal to the
[2015-08-12] All tenders that are complete and compliant with the operation parameters listed above will be automatically awarded in full.
[2015-08-12] Early Withdrawal The penalty for obtaining a return of funds prior to the maturity date includes the forfeiture of all interest on the term deposit plus an additional fee of 0.75000 percent at an annu
[2015-08-12] On August 13, 2015, the Federal Reserve will conduct a floating-rate offering of term deposits with an early withdrawal feature through its Term Deposit Facility (TDF). The Federal Reserve will offer
[2015-08-12] See the TDF Resource Center for additional details regarding this feature and the terms and conditions for early withdrawal (www.frbservices.org/centralbank/term_deposit_facility.html ).
[2015-08-12] Summary operation results will be published on the Board of Governors' website (http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/tdf.htm) at approximately 3:30 p.m. ET on the notification date.
[2015-08-12] As noted in the Federal Reserve Board's August 3, 2015, release, this operation is part of the continuing program of operational testing of policy tools designed to provide institutions with an opport
[2015-08-12] Submission of Tender Participants must submit tenders by accessing the Term Deposit Facility application (https://www.federalreserve.org/arrow/ARROWWeb/home.do) between the opening time and the closin
[2015-08-12] Notification Participants will be able to view their awards by accessing the Term Deposit Facility application.
[2015-08-13] The awarded deposits will settle on August 13, 2015, and will mature on August 20, 2015. The operation effective rate will apply to all awarded deposits.
[2015-08-13] On August 13, 2015, the Federal Reserve conducted a floating-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. The operation offered seven-day term deposits with the rate set equal to
[2015-08-19] Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee July 28-29, 2015: HTML | PDF
[2015-08-19] The minutes for each regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee ordinarily are made available three weeks after the day of the policy decision and subsequently are published in the Board's Annual Re
[2015-08-19] FOMC minutes can be viewed on the Board's website at http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm
[2015-08-19] The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on July 28-29, 2015.
[2015-08-25] The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its discount rate meeting on July 27, 2015.
[2015-09-17] Janet L. Yellen, Chair William C. Dudley, Vice Chairman Lael Brainard Charles L. Evans Stanley Fischer Jeffrey M. Lacker Dennis P. Lockhart Jerome H. Powell Daniel K. Tarullo John C. Williams
[2015-09-17] Despite the decline in global equity markets and the downward shift in the expected path of the federal funds rate, yields on nominal Treasury securities moved up modestly, with some market participan
[2015-09-17] Total U.S. consumer prices, as measured by the PCE price index, edged up over the 12 months ending in July, restrained importantly by declines in energy prices. Core PCE prices, which exclude food and
[2015-09-17] "Consistent with its statutory mandate, the Federal Open Market Committee seeks monetary and financial conditions that will foster maximum employment and price stability. In particular, the Committee
[2015-09-17] Inflation continued to run below the Committee's longer-run objective, partly reflecting declines in energy prices and in prices of non-energy imports. Market-based measures of inflation compensation
[2015-09-17] The vote encompassed approval of the statement below to be released at 2:00 p.m.:
[2015-09-17] Christopher J. Erceg, Senior Associate Director, Division of International Finance, Board of Governors; David E. Lebow and Michael G. Palumbo, Senior Associate Directors, Division of Research and Stat
[2015-09-17] Brian F. Madigan, Secretary Matthew M. Luecke, Deputy Secretary David W. Skidmore, Assistant Secretary Michelle A. Smith, Assistant Secretary Scott G. Alvarez, General Counsel Steven B. Kamin, Economi
[2015-09-17] Consumer spending was rising at a solid rate after a modest increase in the first quarter. Participants noted that ongoing gains in employment and real income were providing support for the rise in sp
[2015-09-17] Other factors important to the Committee's assessment of the inflation outlook were the expectation that the influences of lower energy and commodity prices on headline inflation would abate, as had o
[2015-09-17] At the conclusion of the discussion, the Committee voted to authorize and direct the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, until it was instructed otherwise, to execute transactions in the SOMA in accorda
[2015-09-17] James A. Clouse and Stephen A. Meyer, Deputy Directors, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors
[2015-09-17] "Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July suggests that economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace. Household spending and business fixed investment have been in
[2015-09-17] The staff projected that consumer price inflation would move down over the near term by more than in the previous projection. Crude oil prices declined further over the intermeeting period and were ex
[2015-09-17] The staff viewed the uncertainty around its September projections for real GDP growth, the unemployment rate, and inflation as similar to the average of the past 20 years. The risks to the forecast fo
[2015-09-17] Penelope A. Beattie,1 Assistant to the Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Board of Governors
[2015-09-17] Financing conditions for nonfinancial businesses tightened modestly over the summer. Corporate bond and institutional leveraged loan issuance remained solid through July but moderated in August. The g
[2015-09-17] In the ensuing discussion, participants considered the advantages and disadvantages of alternative approaches to reinvestment. Participants referred to the Committee's statement on Policy Normalizatio
[2015-09-17] Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) appeared to be rising at a moderate pace in the third quarter. The components of the nominal retail sales data used by the Bureau of Economic Analysis to c
[2015-09-17] Stephanie R. Aaronson, Assistant Director, Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors; Francisco Covas and Elizabeth Klee, Assistant Directors, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Gove
[2015-09-17] Activity in the housing sector remained on a gradual upward trend. Starts of new single-family homes rose further early in the third quarter and were slightly above the pace of permit issuance. In the
[2015-09-17] William B. English, Senior Special Adviser to the Board, Office of Board Members, Board of Governors
[2015-09-17] Voting for the FOMC monetary policy action were: Janet L. Yellen, Chair; William C. Dudley, Vice Chairman; Lael Brainard; Charles L. Evans; Stanley Fischer; Dennis P. Lockhart; Jerome H. Powell; Danie
[2015-09-17] The Committee also maintained its policy of reinvesting principal payments from its agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities in agency mortgage-backed securities and of rolling over maturing
[2015-09-17] Staff Economic Outlook The U.S. economic forecast prepared by the staff for the September FOMC meeting was a little weaker, on balance, than the one prepared for the July FOMC meeting. Recent informat
[2015-09-17] Participants' Views on Current Conditions and the Economic Outlook In conjunction with this FOMC meeting, members of the Board of Governors and Federal Reserve Bank presidents submitted their projecti
[2015-09-17] By unanimous vote, the Committee ratified the Desk's domestic transactions over the intermeeting period. There were no intervention operations in foreign currencies for the System's account over the i
[2015-09-17] Total real government purchases appeared to be declining slightly in the third quarter. Federal government purchases likely decreased, as defense spending moved down further through August. State and
[2015-09-17] A joint meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee and the Board of Governors was held in the offices of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Septe
[2015-09-17] Total nonfarm payroll employment expanded at a solid pace in July and August. The unemployment rate stayed at 5.3 percent in July but fell to 5.1 percent in August. With the labor force participation
[2015-09-17] The exchange value of the U.S. dollar rose notably over the period against the currencies of most major U.S. trading partners. While the dollar depreciated against the euro and the yen, it appreciated
[2015-09-17] Alberto G. Musalem, Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
[2015-09-17] To support continued progress toward maximum employment and price stability, the Committee today reaffirmed its view that the current 0 to 1/4 percent target range for the federal funds rate remains a
[2015-09-17] David Altig, Thomas A. Connors, Michael P. Leahy, William R. Nelson, Daniel G. Sullivan, William Wascher, and John A. Weinberg, Associate Economists