UNITED STATES (United States) President Donald Trump went to social networks on Friday to call on the president of the Federal Reserve (Fed) Jerome Powell To reduce interest rates.
“There is practically no more inflation (more), but if that had to come back, increase the” rate “to counter. Very simple !!! It costs our country a fortune. Borrowing costs should be much lower,” said Trump on Truth Social.
Earlier in the day, data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed that the non -agricultural payroll increased by 139,000 in May. On a worrying note, the BLs noted that the total Non -agricultural male Employment for March and April was revised by 65,000 and 30,000, respectively.
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In the United States, monetary policy is shaped by the Federal Reserve (Fed). The Fed has two mandates: reach price stability and promote full employment. Its main tool to achieve these objectives is to adjust interest rates. When prices are increasing too quickly and inflation is greater than the 2% target of the Fed, it increases interest rates, increasing borrowing costs throughout the economy. The result is a stronger US dollar (USD) because it makes the United States a more attractive place for international investors to park their money. When inflation falls below 2% or the unemployment rate is too high, the Fed can reduce interest rates to encourage the loan, which weighs on the greenback.
The Federal Reserve (Fed) organizes eight political meetings per year, where the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) assesses the economic conditions and makes monetary policy decisions. The FOMC is assisted by twelve officials of the Fed – the seven members of the Council of Governors, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and four of the eleven presidents of the remaining regional reserve bank, who have a period of one year on a rotating basis.
In extreme situations, the federal reserve can use a policy called quantitative relaxation (QE). QE is the process by which the Fed considerably increases the credit flow in a blocked financial system. It is a non -standard political measure used during crises or when inflation is extremely low. It was the Fed's weapon of choice during the great financial crisis in 2008. It implies the Fed Print more dollars and use them to buy high -level bonds from financial institutions. QE generally weakens the US dollar.
The quantitative tightening (QT) is the opposite process of the QE, by which the federal reserve ceases to buy obligations from financial institutions and does not reinvest the principal of the obligations it holds at maturity, to buy new obligations. It is generally positive for the value of the US dollar.
