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San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly at the bank’s headquarters in San Francisco, 2019. Reuters
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FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building in Washington, U. S. , January 26, 2022. REUTERS / Joshua Roberts / File Photo
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Christopher Waller, governor of the US Federal Reserve, from left, Philip Jefferson, vice chair of the Federal Reserve System, Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Michelle Bowman, governor of the US Federal Reserve, and Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during a Fed Listens event in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 22, 2024. A trio of central bank decisions this week sent a clear message to markets that officials are preparing to loosen monetary policy, reigniting investor appetite for risk. Photographer: Al Drago / Bloomberg
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. EPA
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Fed Vice Chair Phillip Jefferson listens during a 'Fed Listens' event in Washington. Bloomberg
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Michelle Bowman, one of the governors of the US Federal Reserve. Bloomberg
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Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is the first African American woman to serve on the US central bank's board. Bloomberg
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Chris Waller is one of seven members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors to serve on the Federal Open Market Committee. Bloomberg
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Fed Governor Christopher Waller (left) and Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson (right) at the Federal Reserve building in Washington. Bloomberg
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference after the FOMC's meeting in March. AFP
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Fed Governor Adriana Kugler was appointed to the board in 2023. Reuters
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File - Federal Reserve Board of Governors Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr. AP
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John Williams, president and of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which implements monetary policy on the FOMC's behalf. Reuters
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Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester, a voting member on the FOMC in 2024. Reuters
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Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and a voting member of the FOMC in 2024. Bloomberg.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin poses during a break at a Dallas Fed conference on technology, 2019. Reuters
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San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly at the bank’s headquarters in San Francisco, 2019. Reuters
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FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building in Washington, U. S. , January 26, 2022. REUTERS / Joshua Roberts / File Photo
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Christopher Waller, governor of the US Federal Reserve, from left, Philip Jefferson, vice chair of the Federal Reserve System, Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Michelle Bowman, governor of the US Federal Reserve, and Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during a Fed Listens event in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 22, 2024. A trio of central bank decisions this week sent a clear message to markets that officials are preparing to loosen monetary policy, reigniting investor appetite for risk. Photographer: Al Drago / Bloomberg
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. EPA
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Fed Vice Chair Phillip Jefferson listens during a 'Fed Listens' event in Washington. Bloomberg
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Michelle Bowman, one of the governors of the US Federal Reserve. Bloomberg
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Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is the first African American woman to serve on the US central bank's board. Bloomberg
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Chris Waller is one of seven members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors to serve on the Federal Open Market Committee. Bloomberg
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Fed Governor Christopher Waller (left) and Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson (right) at the Federal Reserve building in Washington. Bloomberg
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference after the FOMC's meeting in March. AFP
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Fed Governor Adriana Kugler was appointed to the board in 2023. Reuters
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File - Federal Reserve Board of Governors Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr. AP
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John Williams, president and of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which implements monetary policy on the FOMC's behalf. Reuters
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Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester, a voting member on the FOMC in 2024. Reuters
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Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and a voting member of the FOMC in 2024. Bloomberg.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin poses during a break at a Dallas Fed conference on technology, 2019. Reuters
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San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly at the bank’s headquarters in San Francisco, 2019. Reuters