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Fed’s Musalem: Need to proceed with caution now
Ni Agustin Wazne
Petsa ng Pag-publish: 14 Nov 2025 | Petsa ng Pag-edit: 14 Nov 2025
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Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem spoke about the US economy and monetary policy at the Economic Impact & Policy Forum hosted by the University of Evansville, in Indiana, on Thursday.
Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem spoke about the US economy and monetary policy at the Economic Impact & Policy Forum hosted by the University of Evansville, in Indiana, on Thursday. He said that the policy rate is closer to neutral than modestly restrictive and that the US economy is pretty resilient.
Key quotes
Outside of data centers business investment has been tepid.
Businesses learning how to run their firms in uncertain environment.
Critical to return to having readily available official data that has integrity.
We are not flying blind though.
Have a reasonable picture of what economy is doing.
AI appears to be adding to productivity and displacing workers.
Doubtful that most announced layoffs are AI, more likely plain vanilla automation.
Observing labor market risks, high inflation and risks.
Economy is pretty resilient.
Expect 4Q weakness, rebound 1Q with next year at or above potential.
Very accommodative financial conditions and deregulation are tailwinds.
Expect labor market to stay around full employment, likely to soften a little, get to 4.5%.
Expect impact of tariffs to fade by 2H next year.
Expect inflation to fall starting 2H next year, provided we have appropriate monetary policy.
Supported rate cuts so far to protect labor market.
Need to proceed with caution now.
Limited room to ease without becoming overly accommodative.
Policy closer to neutral than modestly restrictive.
Need to continue to lean against inflation."
US Dollar Price Today
The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the strongest against the Canadian Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.41% | -0.46% | -0.23% | 0.24% | 0.20% | 0.19% | -0.71% | |
| EUR | 0.41% | -0.06% | 0.20% | 0.65% | 0.61% | 0.60% | -0.31% | |
| GBP | 0.46% | 0.06% | 0.24% | 0.70% | 0.66% | 0.66% | -0.25% | |
| JPY | 0.23% | -0.20% | -0.24% | 0.43% | 0.42% | 0.38% | -0.50% | |
| CAD | -0.24% | -0.65% | -0.70% | -0.43% | -0.03% | -0.04% | -0.95% | |
| AUD | -0.20% | -0.61% | -0.66% | -0.42% | 0.03% | -0.01% | -0.90% | |
| NZD | -0.19% | -0.60% | -0.66% | -0.38% | 0.04% | 0.00% | -0.90% | |
| CHF | 0.71% | 0.31% | 0.25% | 0.50% | 0.95% | 0.90% | 0.90% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent USD (base)/JPY (quote).
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