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Fed to Start Forecasting Changes in Interest Rates
The Associated Press | January 03, 2012 | 02:06 PM EST
The Federal Reserve will start updating the public four times a year on how
long it plans to keep short-term interest rates at record lows, according to
minutes from its December policy meeting.
The first forecast will be included in the central bank's economic
projections after its Jan. 24-25 meeting, the minutes said.
The change in the Fed's communication strategy could help assure investors,
companies and consumers that rates won't rise before a specific time. This
might help lower long-term yields further — in effect providing a kind of
stimulus.
The Fed has previously said that it plans to keep its key short-term rate
near zero until at least mid-2013, unless the economy improves.
The Associated Press | January 03, 2012 | 02:06 PM EST
The Federal Reserve will start updating the public four times a year on how
long it plans to keep short-term interest rates at record lows, according to
minutes from its December policy meeting.
The first forecast will be included in the central bank's economic
projections after its Jan. 24-25 meeting, the minutes said.
The change in the Fed's communication strategy could help assure investors,
companies and consumers that rates won't rise before a specific time. This
might help lower long-term yields further — in effect providing a kind of
stimulus.
The Fed has previously said that it plans to keep its key short-term rate
near zero until at least mid-2013, unless the economy improves.
