A top Federal Reserve official has said the central bank could cut rates if the outlook takes an unexpected turn for the worse as he vowed to be “nimble” in ensuring the US expansion continues.
Richard Clarida, the Fed’s vice-chairman, said policymakers judged in their latest meeting that the current level of official interest rates is appropriate at 2.25-2.5 per cent, because they expect weak inflation to be transitory.
But taking questions after a speech in New York he said the Fed was “very attuned” to the risks to the outlook and if they crystallised it could be a reason for more “accommodative” monetary policy.
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