semiannual Humphrey–Hawkins testimony

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The semiannual Humphrey–Hawkins testimony is a twice-yearly report by the Federal Reserve Chair to Congress on monetary policy, economic conditions, and the Fed’s policy objectives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf congressional testimony ⓘ
monetary policy report ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Humphrey–Hawkins testimony ⓘ
semiannual monetary policy testimony ⓘ
audience financial markets ⓘ
general public ⓘ
members of the United States Congress ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
effect can influence financial market expectations ⓘ
can signal future monetary policy direction ⓘ
frequency twice a year ⓘ
givenBy Chair of the Federal Reserve ⓘ
Federal Reserve Board of Governors representative ⓘ
governsPeriod forecasts for the coming year or more ⓘ
previous half-year economic and policy developments ⓘ
hasPart oral testimony by the Fed Chair ⓘ
prepared written report ⓘ
question-and-answer session with members of Congress ⓘ
includes Monetary Policy Report ⓘ
isAbout dual mandate of the Federal Reserve ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978 ⓘ
Humphrey–Hawkins Act ⓘ
location Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mandatedBy United States federal law ⓘ
presentedTo House Committee on Financial Services ⓘ
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ⓘ
United States Congress ⓘ
purpose to enhance transparency and accountability of the Federal Reserve ⓘ
to explain the Federal Reserve’s economic outlook ⓘ
to inform Congress about the conduct of monetary policy ⓘ
regarding balance sheet policies of the Federal Reserve ⓘ
employment objectives of the Federal Reserve ⓘ
inflation objectives of the Federal Reserve ⓘ
short-term interest rate policy ⓘ
relatedTo Federal Reserve System ⓘ
United States monetary policy framework ⓘ
startTime 1979 ⓘ
timePeriod post-1978 U.S. economic policy era ⓘ
topic Federal Reserve policy objectives ⓘ
economic conditions ⓘ
employment ⓘ
financial stability ⓘ
inflation ⓘ
monetary policy ⓘ
output and growth ⓘ

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Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978 → creates → semiannual Humphrey–Hawkins testimony ⓘ
semiannual Humphrey–Hawkins testimony → alsoKnownAs → Humphrey–Hawkins testimony ⓘ
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