Список проголосовавших за комментарий "QUESTION:<br/> Some of your critics — I’m sure you’re not going to be surprised<br/> – think that you’re still being too cautious, that unemployment is<br/> still high, the economy may be slowing, inflation is subdued. I know you<br/> just talked about the balance sheet, but given that, is the Committee<br/> now any closer to QE3 than it was at its last meeting?<br/> ANSWER<br/> Well, first, the Committee has certainly been bold and aggressive<br/> in terms of easing monetary policy. We’ve maintained the federal funds<br/> rate close to zero since late 2008. We’ve had two rounds of so-called<br/> quantitative easing. We’ve had a maturity extension program — which is<br/> ongoing — we have offered a guidance about the federal funds rate that<br/> goes into at least 2014.<br/> So we have been very accommodative. And we remain prepared to do<br/> more as needed to make sure this recovery continues and that inflation<br/> stays close to target.<br/> So, in particular, we’ll continue to assess, you know — looking at<br/> the economic outlook, looking at the risks — whether or not<br/> unemployment is making sufficient progress towards its longer run normal<br/> level, and whether inflation is remaining close to target.<br/> And if appropriate, and depending also on assessment of the costs<br/> and risks of additional policy actions, we remain entirely prepared to<br/> take additional balancing actions if necessary to achieve our<br/> objectives.<br/> So those tools remain very much on the table. And we will not<br/> hesitate to use them, should the economy require that additional<br/> support."