Holds a webinar on the US economy

Fed's Bullard - who has been more constructive on the US economy of late - is conducting a webinar on the US economy and is now answering questions:

  • should get resources to households hit hard by virus
  • baseline is that further stimulus will be approved to help more targeted group of people
  • change in TIPS yields show market faith and Fed hitting inflation target
  • almost all of US GDP can be produced even with coronavirus circulating
  • low take-up of Fed facilities not a measure of success
  • Fed liquidity facilities are working as planned

....more as it comes in