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Economic Commentary

Maintaining a Low Inflation Environment

Immediately after its March 25 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced that it had “decided to tighten money market conditions slightly, expecting the fed funds rate to rise ¼ percentage point to around 5½ percent.” This was the Committee’s first action in almost 14 months and the first increase since January 1995.

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Suggested Citation

Carlson, John B. 1997. “Maintaining a Low Inflation Environment.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 3/1/1997.

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