Fed’s Hammack: Financial system is in good shape
Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack spoke at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Financial Stability Conference on Thursday. She said that easing monetary policy now may encourage financial risk-taking.
Key takeaways
Easing monetary policy now may encourage financial risk-taking.
Risk management rate cuts could increase financial stability risks.
Cutting rates risks prolonging high inflation.
Cutting rates now could distort market pricing levels.
Financial conditions are ‘quite accommodative’ right now.
Stablecoins, private credit merit watching.
Financial system is in good shape.
Banks are well capitalized right now.
Sees elevated leverage levels in hedge funds, life insurers.
Household finances are in good shape.”
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 Japanese Yen.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.06% | -0.46% | 0.49% | -0.00% | -0.37% | -0.56% | 0.08% | |
| EUR | 0.06% | -0.39% | 0.53% | 0.06% | -0.31% | -0.50% | 0.14% | |
| GBP | 0.46% | 0.39% | 0.93% | 0.46% | 0.09% | -0.11% | 0.54% | |
| JPY | -0.49% | -0.53% | -0.93% | -0.48% | -0.83% | -1.05% | -0.40% | |
| CAD | 0.00% | -0.06% | -0.46% | 0.48% | -0.36% | -0.56% | 0.09% | |
| AUD | 0.37% | 0.31% | -0.09% | 0.83% | 0.36% | -0.19% | 0.45% | |
| NZD | 0.56% | 0.50% | 0.11% | 1.05% | 0.56% | 0.19% | 0.64% | |
| CHF | -0.08% | -0.14% | -0.54% | 0.40% | -0.09% | -0.45% | -0.64% |
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).