Fed's Clarida speaking on the economy

  • will take some time for economy to see pre-virus levels
  • prospects have brightened, outlook downside diminished
  • FOMC to keep accommodating until outcomes reached
  • pace of recovery has moderated due to virus resurgence
  • Covid infections in the United States, spread of coronavirus variance pose downside risk to very near term outlook
  • Fed is committed to using full range of tools to support the economy, make recovery robust and rapid