Fed Has ‘Plenty of Dry Powder’ Left to Stimulate Economy: Kaplan

Fed Has ‘Plenty of Dry Powder’ Left to Stimulate Economy: Kaplan
A motorcyclist rides by the Federal Reserve building in Washington, on May 24, 2015. Chris Kleponis/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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The Federal Reserve, which has deployed a range of crisis management tools to help the economy weather the fallout from the pandemic, has plenty more capacity to act, a top Fed official said.

Speaking to Bloomberg Radio on Tuesday, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan insisted the nation’s central bank is far from being out of ammunition, saying, “We have the ability to do additional asset purchases. We’ve got plenty of dry powder.”

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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