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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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...
Is the Fed right to lean towards investor optimism?
The Federal Reserve now believes it can have the best of both worlds: contain excessive inflation without pushing the economy into a recession. Powell surprised...
The Fed: Towards the End of the Rate Hike Cycle
The Fed has maintained its benchmark interest rate of 5.25% to 5.50% for a second consecutive meeting. The policy statement acknowledges the recent strength in...
Global Yields Reach 15-Year Highs
Global government bond yields continued to rise this summer, with 30-year U.S. bonds reaching their highest level since 2011 and other benchmark indices returning to...
The Fed continues to do the job
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 bps to the highest level since 2001. The unanimous decision by the FOMC raised the target range...
The Fed or the False Suspense
During its latest committee meeting, the FOMC suspended its interest rate hikes after ten consecutive moves over 15 months. At the same time, policymakers projected...
Interest Rates: A New Paradigm
7 July 2023 The two-year Treasury yield exceeded 5% last March, reaching a level not seen since June 2007, before the global financial crisis. In...