Fact Sheet: Joint Declaration of the Macroeconomic Policy Authorities of TPP Countries
11/5/2015 ?
OVERVIEW
- All TPP countries commit to avoid unfair currency practices and refrain from competitive devaluation.
- TPP countries will publicly report their foreign-exchange intervention and foreign reserves data, some for the first time.
- Officials from all TPP countries will consult regularly to address macroeconomic issues, including to engage on efforts to avoid unfair currency practices.
Meeting calendars, statements, and minutes (2010-2016)
The FOMC holds eight regularly scheduled meetings during the year and other meetingsas needed.
Links to policy statements and minutes are in the calendars below. The minutes of regularly scheduled
meetingsare released three weeks after the date ofthe policy decision. http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm
the Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal fundsrateto1/4 to1/2 percent.
Thestanceof monetary policy remains accommodative after this increase, thereby supporting
further improvement in labor market conditions and a return to 2 percent inflation. http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/monetary/20151216a.htm