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Welcome. Today to lower the target for the federal funds rate by a quarter of a percentage point to arrange 2 to 2. 25 . The outlook remains favorable, and this action is designed to support that outlook. It is intended to ensure against weak globalks from growth to help offset the effects of these factors currently on the economy. And to promote a faster return our 2 objective. All of these will support achievement of the overarching goal, to sustain the expansion with a strong job market and inflation close to our objective for the benefit of the american people. People. We also decided to c...

Inflation to our symmetric 2 objective. All of these objectives will support achievement of our overarching goal, to sustain for the benefit of the american people. We also decided to conclude the runoff of our securities portfolio rather than and september as previously planned. N in september as previously planned. And i will discuss the thinking behind the reduction in turn to the pot forward. As the year began, both the economy and Monetary Policy were in a good place. The Unemployment Rate was below 4 in a are interestrate target was that the low ends of neutral. Over the first half of th...

Contemplates as the committee contemplates the future target range of the federal funds rate it will act as appropriate to expand the expansion the vote, 82. Two dissents Esther George of kansas city and Eric Rosengren of boston both wanted to keep rates unchanged. On the Economic Outlook, surprisingly the same from the month or months when they didnt cut rates. They say the labor market remains strong Economic Activity rising at a moderate rate. Unemployment remains slow. Household spending appears to have picked up Business Investment has been soft, thats the one negative. Inflation running ...

To sustain the expansion, while continuing to monitor Economic Data coming in for the future path where the rates should go. The fed still sees uncertainty in the outlook Going Forward and acknowledges that business, fixed Business Investment growth has been soft. Consumer spending they do say has picked up. Now the fed lowered payments on excess reserves to 2. 1 . The bottom line a quarter percentage point of a cut in the Federal Reserve federal funds rate and stopping the Balance Sheet roleoff two months early. Back to you guys. Charles that is a lot to digest. Here to do it, the biggest fox...

Point to 2 to two and a quarter percent. The outlook for the u. S. Economy remains favorable in this action is to support outlook. To help offset the effect factors were curtly having on the economy and to promote a faster return of inflation to the percent objective. All of these objectives will support achievement of our goal sustained expansion closer objective for the benefit of the american people. We also decided to conclude the runoff of our securities portfolio in august rather than in september as previously planned. And i will discuss the thinking behind the reduction in turn to the ...