Details from the US Fed's FOMC monetary policy meeting 29 July 2015

  • Leaves Fed Funds rate in 0.0% - 0.25% range
  • Unanimous 10-0 vote for unchanged
  • Repeats sees inflation rising to 2.0% target over medium term
  • Risks to economy and job market outlook is nearly balanced
  • Labour market continued to improve, job gains are solid
  • Business investments and net exports stayed soft
  • Repeats wants to be reasonable confident on inflation
  • Labour slack has diminished since early this year
  • Economy expanding moderately in recent months
  • Consumer spending is moderate
  • Housing needs more improvement

The initial response is the expected disappointment that the Fed haven't set up the prospect of a date. The dollar dropped but has bounced right back to opening levels