The Fed will take a pragmatic and data-dependent approach
Rates rose in 2022 and 2023 at the fastest pace in four decades as the central bank sought to contain inflation. Today, as price pressures...
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And if the Fed doesn’t cut rates
The only question on investors’ minds today is how soon the Fed will begin cutting interest rates and by how much.After a strong jobs report,...
Divergence in monetary policy ahead
As national factors take precedence over global trends, divergences emerge among the monetary policies of major economies. Pioneering inflation targeting in the early 1990s, New...
Resilience of the US Economy Dampens Rate Cut Expectations
US 10-year yields rose by five basis points in Asia after surging by 14 basis points on Friday following the US employment data. Federal Reserve...
The Fed Keeps Rates Steady and Warns Against a March Cut
The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged for a fourth consecutive meeting. The decision to leave the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged...
U.S. Inflation Dampens Arguments for a Fed Rate Cut
U.S. inflation accelerated in December to 3.4%, the sharpest rise in three months. Americans paid more for housing and driving, casting doubt on investors’ bets...
A $2 Trillion Debt Case for Higher Rates for Longer
The bond market has spectacularly turned upward in the developed world, pushing yields down and perhaps too quickly forgetting about the soaring budget deficits. In...
A New Attraction for Emerging Dollar Debt
Borrowers from developing countries are rushing to sell debt, capitalizing on increased investor appetite and the search for high yields.Mexico led the way, starting the...
Tense and Uncertain Equity Markets
The S&P 500 ended its longest streak of weekly gains in two decades. It was different from how Wall Street hoped to start 2024.Investors, who...