Tony Crescenzi Inflation Quotations

His testimony is apt to be consistent with the notion that the Fed is still in a tightening mode and inflation is rearing its head,

Greenspan's confidence in the predictive value of gold (as an inflation indicator) might be high enough that, when combined with other critical predictors . . . could push Greenspan to either hawkish words or action,

Parry's comments hint that the Fed still views the neutral level of the federal-funds rate to be approximately two percentage points above the inflation rate,

The supply of bonds won't have a large bearing on the yield levels or the structure of the yield curve, ... The influence on interest rates will come more fundamental factors such as inflation expectations, competition for capital and monetary policy.

The 'new era' economy, wherein strong growth and low inflation have coincided remarkably for several years, appears to be under duress in ways not seen in some time,

The minutes appear to show a smaller degree of concern about inflation risks than some may have feared,

In the aftermath of a string of bad inflation news, the Fed now appears to have ample ammunition to justify their strategy shift.