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Federal Reserve: The Future of Forward Guidance

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  • Timothy Sablik

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For much of the Fed's history, its leaders prided themselves on their inscrutability. Alan Greenspan, who served as Fed chair from 1987 to 2006, famously perfected the art of "Fedspeak," carefully crafting his statements on monetary policy to be vague and obscure so that he could avoid roiling financial markets. But by the end of his tenure, the Fed had become increasingly transparent in its communications with the public. Today, Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference after every FOMC meeting, and the committee issues a post-meeting statement explaining both its current policy stance as well as how it expects policy to evolve in the future.

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  • Timothy Sablik, 2022. "Federal Reserve: The Future of Forward Guidance," Econ Focus, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, vol. 22(4Q), pages 18-21.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedrrf:95328
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