03:13:04
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: Three large banks (failures) were at the core of the stress in early March, and they have all been resolved now.
03:12:39
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: Our job now is to identify regulatory and regulatory fixes and implement it.
03:07:11
Fed Chair Jerome Powell: Given our view that inflation will take some time to come down, a rate cut would not be appropriate.
03:06:42
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell: We need to factor in the credit crunch to determine whether our policy stance is restrictive enough.
03:05:43
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell: A particular focus now and going forward is the situation with tighter credit.
03:04:02
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: The increase in profits is the result of high demand and low supply.
02:53:37
The central bank of the United Arab Emirates raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points.
02:53:20
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: Credit tightening complicates the assessment and increases uncertainty.
02:53:18
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: The assessment of whether stricter policies are needed will be ongoing and will be conducted at each meeting.
02:52:54
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: Many banks are now focusing on liquidity issues.
02:52:28
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: Unsure whether a sufficiently restrictive level has been reached.
02:52:17
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: We are continuing to assess whether interest rates are sufficiently restrictive.
02:47:59
The central bank of Saudi Arabia announced a 25 basis point hike in the repurchase rate.
02:47:56
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell: Economist forecasts for this meeting (a mild recession) are broadly similar to those in March.
02:43:22
Fed Chairman Powell: Statement changes are meaningful.
02:42:49
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: My forecast is for the US economy to grow at a moderate pace, not a recession.
02:42:06
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: The debt ceiling must be raised in time.
02:40:47
Fed swaps suggest the odds of a rate hike in June have risen to around 10%.
02:40:08
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: We will determine the outcome of interest rates meeting by meeting.
02:39:23
Federal Reserve Chairman Powell: The extent of the (banking crisis) impact is uncertain.