He said in And those messages are very different from the one coming from President Trump, who has been celebrating on Twitter as stock indexes rally.“NASDAQ HITS ALL-TIME HIGH. The Federal Reserve’s interest-rate committee on Thursday announced it has unanimously approved a new strategy seen as leading to an easier monetary policy stance. By using this site you agree to the Aug. 27, 2020 at 3:40 p.m. Interest-rate cuts and other stimulus boost stock prices, which benefit the wealthiest the most.The price of gold is going haywire, driving a frenzy of investment that’s calling into question the metal’s reputation as a safe-haven during times of economic uncertainty. With coronavirus cases continuing to soar, the future direction of the economy is as uncertain as ever. The mere announcement of … In their first economic projections this year, Fed officials indicated that they expect the unemployment rate to end 2020 at 9.3 percent and remain elevated for some time, coming in at 5.5 percent in 2022. Unemployment rocketed to 14.7 percent in April before easing to The central bank’s release came hours after the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development put out “Extraordinary policies will be needed to walk the tightrope towards recovery,” said Laurence Boone, the O.E.C.D.’s chief economist.The Fed’s caution and the O.E.C.D.’s pessimism contrasts with the more optimistic tone Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin took while testifying before Senators on Wednesday. That would be well above the level they expect to prevail over the longer run in a healthy economy and far above the historically low jobless rates that preceded the virus.”Many millions have lost their jobs,” Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell said at a news conference following the Fed’s two-day policy meeting, adding the extent of the downturn and pace of the recovery remain “extraordinarily uncertain.”Mr. USA!” he Mr. Powell has emerged as a voice of economic caution since the pandemic took hold. The Federal Reserve announced on Sunday it would drop interest rates to zero and buy at least $700 billion in government and mortgage-related bonds as … Federal Reserve officials indicated they expected the economic recovery from the pandemic-induced recession would be a slow one, with rates near zero for years.WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it would leave interest rates near zero for the foreseeable future as the central bank projected high unemployment for several years and a long slog back from the pandemic-induced recession. Straight from the newsroom to your inbox.Here are the major changes to the central bank's monetary policy strategy announced on Thursday. How the Federal Reserve's major shift could benefit investors Maggie Fitzgerald Fri, Aug 28th 2020 Next up for the Federal Reserve: Convincing the markets it can do what it says it will do