Fed mantém juro e vê economia em aquecimento (com aumento de incertezas); Bullard vota por corte

O Federal Reserve manteve o juro em 2,25%-2,5% ao ano e observou que a economia dos Estados Unidos está em aquecimento, mostra um comunicado enviado ao mercado nesta quarta-feira(19). A decisão não foi unânime. James Bullard votou por um corte de 0,25 ponto percentual

“O Comitê continua a ver a expansão sustentada da atividade econômica, as condições fortes do mercado de trabalho e a inflação perto do objetivo simétrico de 2% do Comitê como os resultados mais prováveis, mas as incertezas sobre essa perspectiva aumentaram”,mostra o comunicado.

O presidente do Fed, JeromePowell, dará uma entrevista coletiva às 15h30.

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Veja a íntegra docomunicado:

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that thelabor market remains strong and that economic activity is rising at a moderaterate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Although growth of household spending appears to have picked up from earlier in the year, indicators of businessfixed investment have been soft. On a 12-month basis, overall inflation andinflation for items other than food and energy are running below 2 percent.Market-based measures of inflation compensation have declined; survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little changed.

Consistentwith its statutory mandate, the Committee seeks to foster maximum employment and price stability. In support of these goals, the Committee decided tomaintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 2-1/4 to 2-1/2 percent.The Committee continues to view sustained expansion of economic activity,strong labor market conditions, and inflation near the Committee’s symmetric 2 percent objective as the most likely outcomes, but uncertainties about this outlook have increased. In light of these uncertainties and muted inflation pressures, the Committee will closely monitor the implications of incoming information for the economic outlook and will act as appropriate to sustain theexpansion, with a strong labor market and inflation near its symmetric 2 percent objective.

Indetermining the timing and size of future adjustments to the target range forthe federal funds rate, the Committee will assess realized and expected economic conditions relative to its maximum employment objective and its symmetric 2 percent inflation objective. This assessment will take into accounta wide range of information, including measures of labor market conditions,indicators of inflation pressures and inflation expectations, and readings on financial and international developments.

Voting for the monetary policy action were Jerome H. Powell, Chair; John C. Williams,Vice Chair; Michelle W. Bowman; Lael Brainard; Richard H. Clarida; Charles L.Evans; Esther L. George; Randal K. Quarles; and Eric S. Rosengren. Voting against the action was James Bullard, who preferred at this meeting to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points.

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