Tag: James Bullard

• Friday, September 20th 2013 - 20:29 UTC

  “Bellwether” Fed member says massive bond buying program could be tapered in October

  

  The US Federal Reserve could still scale back its massive bond buying program at an October meeting should data point to a stronger economy, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said on Friday. “October is a live meeting” he told Bloomberg television.

• Friday, August 24th 2012 - 00:58 UTC

  US jobs market remains bearish; Fed says recent economic data stronger

  

  The number of US citizens filing new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, suggesting the labour market is healing too slowly to make much of a dent in the unemployment rate. However an official from the Federal Reserve said US economic data in recent weeks had improved.