A solid economy and still-too-high inflation argue for holding interest rates steady until more progress is made in slowing ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Philip Jefferson speaks at a conference of ... was likely following a percentage point’s worth of rate cuts last year. “I believe that, with a strong economy and ...

(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson on Tuesday said the U.S. central bank's half-percentage-point interest-rate cut last month was aimed at keeping the labor market strong even ...

Top News Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson Urges Patience on Rate Cuts A solid economy and still-too-high inflation argue for holding interest rates steady until more progress is made in slowing ...

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said Tuesday the central ... At the previous three meetings, the committee had cut the federal funds rate by a total 1 percentage point after hiking ...

Oct 8 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's 50-basis-point interest-rate cut last month was "timely" and was neither reactive, nor proactive, Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said on Tuesday.

Federal Reserve (Fed) Vice Chairman Philip Jefferson was on the wires late Tuesday, commenting on the economic and interest rates outlooks. Interest rates likely to fall over medium term.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said interest rates remain well positioned to handle competing risks despite a high degree of uncertainty in the economic outlook amid substantial ...