IMF Says Fed May Have Scope for Zero Rate Past Mid-2015
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The Federal Reserve may have scope to keep interest rates at zero for longer than investors anticipate as inflation stays muted and a 2014 slowdown prolongs the labor-market recovery, the International Monetary Fund said.
The IMF cut its U.S. growth forecast for this year to 1.7 percent from 2 percent predicted in June, citing a first-quarter contraction, after a 1.9 percent advance last year. The fund left its 2015 forecast at 3 percent, the fastest expansion since 2005.