Fed holds, Trump waiting yet
The U.S. central bank is keeping a key interest rate steady, despite urges from President Donald Trump to lower it in order to boost the economy. Even though growth in […]
The U.S. central bank is keeping a key interest rate steady, despite urges from President Donald Trump to lower it in order to boost the economy. Even though growth in […]
Présentation PowerPoint In nearly ten years of expansion, US inflation has averaged 1.5% per year on the PCE index, vs a target of 2%. At cycle peak, we would expect […]
It is the best interests of an independent central bank of make its policy choices as transparent as possible. It has been amply demonstrated that this reduces the volatility of […]
When the Federal Reserve backed off its December projection for additional rate increases in 2019 and opted instead for patience, there was a collective sigh of relief from financial markets. […]
Adding to mounting concerns about the US economy, the yield on 10-year US Treasury notes dropped below the rate of three-month bills last week. Due to worries over the future […]
Economic growth in the United States is slowing but it is unlikely to drop to a level that will cause a recession, former US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said […]
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to hold interest rates steady and shaved its growth forecast. Fed officials, who gathered in Washington for their two-day policy setting meeting, unanimously recommitted […]
The US Federal Reserve surprised markets recently with a large and unexpected policy change. When the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met in December 2018, it increased the Fed’s policy […]