April 6 (Bloomberg)--the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke s. may have to overcome the divisions between the decision makers should it seek to maintain record stimulus of last June, minutes of the meeting on March 15, the Fed said.
The Federal open market Committee said "Few" among the 17 Central Bank Governors and the Presidents of the regional bank tighter credit can be justified this year, while a "others note that exceptional accommodation policy might be appropriate beyond 2011"", some" said in the report, published yesterday in Washington.Stocks and the Treasury bills fell on speculation, the Fed could start to tighten policy earlier than forecast earlier after it completes its purchase program obligations of 600 billion in June. A mixed bag of economic indicators, including the higher food and prices of energy and a slowdown in the tertiary sector expansion, make the use of more severe Bernanke, said Keith Hembre, a former Fed researcher. "You have that desired lower growth and the potential for higher inflation than desired, and it complicates certainly the image of a political point of view, said Hembre, Chief Economist and strategist at Minneapolis, Nuveen Asset Management investmentwhich oversees about $ 197 billion.Several FOMC members "indicate, in the light of recent developments, that the risks to their forecasts of inflation had somewhat moved backwards," the minutes said.Inflation ReadingsSince the meeting of March FOMC, reports show that the labour market and inflation resumed while the consumer confidence slipped and sales fell to a record low. Some regional Fed Presidents who were skeptical of stimulus have spoken of the need to tighten credit, and Bernanke still indicate its preference for the next phase of the Fed. even with the division, Bernanke and his top deputiesVice President Janet Yellen and New York Fed President William Dudley, are likely to promote a policy more tight this year, said Hembre. "They are the leadership," said Hembre. "They'll dominate the debate and it will win."While the decision last month to continue purchases of bonds was unanimous, the Fed said some of the 10 members of the Commission think that the evidence of a stronger recovery, vote higher inflation and inflation expectations ""could make appropriate to reduce the pace or the overall purchase program size"said the" minutes. "Several others", said that they "had step provide adjustments."Performance ClimbsU.S. stocks erase gains following the release of the minutes. The standard & poor 500 Index was little changed at the 1,332.63 at the close of the New York Stock Exchange after an increase of 0.4% before that the Fed's report. Yield on the Treasury 10-year note climbed to 3.48% of 3.42% the day before.In versions since the meeting of the Fed, the Commerce Department reported that prices far preferred the Central Bank, which excludes food and fuel, was up 0.9% one year earlier in Februarythe most since October. Including all the elements, prices rose 1.6%, compared with an increase in 12 months of 1.2% through January, the highest increase in monthly since December 2009.Several FOMC members "indicate, in the light of recent developments, that the risks to their forecasts of inflation had somewhat moved backwards" as the minutes. April 4 at Stone Mountain in Georgia, Bernanke said that policy makers should look "extremely close" inflation proof that the rising costs of raw materials are having more than a temporary impact on consumer prices. "" "Sudden change" "I do not think, we're going to get a sudden change or rapid in politics," said Stephen Stanley, Chief Economist of Pierpont Securities LLC in Stamford, on "The Hays advantage Bloomberg Radio." "but clearly the Centre of gravityI believe, began slowly but surely towards a bent harden inflation data begins to look a little, "said Stanley, a former researcher at the Fed, with a term for the Fed officials who are more inclined to credit against price increases.Reluctance of the Fed to tighten contrasts with some of its counterparts. Central Bank European policy makers have reported that they can raise their interest rate of reference to a low of 1 percent at their next meeting record on 7 April, while China has raised borrowing costs yesterday for the fourth time since the global financial crisis to limit the risk of price bubbles in the world fastest-growing major economy. "Moderate Pace staff economists ' Fed the meeting gave a forecast for a"moderate pace"of 2011 and 2012 similar growth projections at the last session in January, while reducing their forecasts for the unemployment rate. Nevertheless, "the unemployment rate was still should decline slowly and remain high at the end of 2012," the minutes said.Hembre said it reduced its U.S. growth expected for 2011 yesterday to 2.5% by 3% and for the first quarter to 3 per cent of 3.5%, because "it resembles a quarter quite low for domestic demand."", despite the fact that we had a tax on wages cut first-quarter boosted revenue."-With the help of Kathleen Hays in New York and Steve Matthews at Stone Mountain in Georgia. Editors: James Tyson, Christopher Wellisz
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