June FOMC Minutes Highlights:
- FOMC Minutes: Fed Officials Divided on Rate Path Amid Uncertain Economic Outlook
-FOMC Minutes: Members Said Prudent to Wait for More Labor Market Data, Brexit Vote Before Raising Rates
-FOMC Minutes: Prior to Brexit Vote, Staff Saw Uncertainty Holding Down Investment in U.K.
-FOMC Minutes: Members Judged It Appropriate to Continue to Leave Policy Options Open, Maintain Flexibility
-FOMC Minutes: Staff Saw 2H GDP 'a Little Slower' Than in Previous Forecast
-FOMC Minutes: Most Officials Said UK Referendum on EU Could Generate Financial Turbulence
-FOMC Minutes: Staff Saw Risks to Forecast from Developments Abroad 'Skewed to the Downside'
-FOMC Minutes: Officials in June Said Pace of Labor Market Gains Slowed, Economic Growth Picked Up
-FOMC Minutes: Most Participants Saw Risks to Economic Projections as 'Broadly Balanced'
-FOMC Minutes: Many Participants saw Risk to GDP, Inflation Forecasts 'Weighted to the Downside'
-FOMC Minutes: Officials Said Job Gains Diminished in Intermeeting Period Although Unemployment Rate Fell
-FOMC Minutes: Some Participants Saw Risks to Unemployment Rate Forecast 'Tilted to the Upside'
-FOMC Minutes: Soft Readings on Business Investment Behind Lowered Participant GDP Forecasts
-FOMC Minutes: Most Members Indicated Recent Slowdown in Payroll Gains Increased Uncertainty About Labor -Market
-FOMC Minutes Showed Officials Divided on Reasons For Weaker May Payrolls Growth
-FOMC Minutes: However Many Participants Said Underlying Pace of Job Gains Slowed From Recent Months
-FOMC Minutes: Many Participants Said Neutral Rate of Interest Likely to Be Lower Than Estimated Earlier
-FOMC Minutes: Most Officials Expected to See 'Continued Progress' Toward 2% Inflation Target
-FOMC Minutes: Some Participants Said Sluggish Business Investment Could Portend Slowdown
Fed Tarullo & Dudley Speech highlights:
NY Fed Dudley: Current Treasury Yield A Concern
Tarullo: Global Financial System 'Reasonably Well Prepared' For Brexit Shock
Tarullo: Have to Watch to See How Brexit Macroeconomic Developments Play Out
Tarullo: Brexit Response in U.S. Gone About As We Expected
Tarullo: There Won't Be A Moment Where We Say 'Brexit Is Done'
Tarullo: Right Level of Interest Rate Depends on Factors Affecting Economy
Tarullo: 'This Is Not An Economy That's Running Hot'
Tarullo: Fed Probably Not Providing As Much Accommodation As People Think
Tarullo: Were Economy to Pick Up Rapidly, Fed Has Tools to Respond Appropriately
Tarullo: Better For Fed to Wait For More Evidence of Rising Inflation
Tarullo: Want to Be More Convinced Underlying Inflation Closer to 2%
Tarullo: Low Rates Can Create Financial Instability, But That May Not Justify Raising Rates
Tarullo: No 'Immediate Concerns' About Financial Instability, Asset Bubbles
Tarullo: Still Has Concerns About Liquidity Broadly, Especially Outside Banks
Tarullo: Cutting Capital Buffer Could Make Loans More Available 'If There Is Demand'
Tarullo: Policy Easing by Other Central Banks Can Have Disinflationary Effect on U.S. Economy
Tarullo: Wants More Evidence of Inflation Before Raising Interest Rates