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FOMC Says Data Has Limited Value

Posted on October 09, 2007

It appears that Jim Cramers infamous outburst on TV has led the Federal Reserve into a panic action at its latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. According to the FOMC minutes published on Tuesday policymakers brushed away economic data and preferred to give markets a shot in the arm with its 50bp cut of the Fed Funds rate to 4.75%.Here comes the lengthy explanation from the FOMC that tries to justify a rate cut I still consider most inappropriate in a time when surging commodities prices show that even a downturn in the USA will be offset by continuing strong demand from the eco...

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economic data , fed funds , federal reserve , inflation , output , the fed
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