Fed officials debated hiking rates into restrictive territory
Federal Reserve officials stepped deeper into a debate over how high to push interest rates, with a majority appearing to favor an eventual and temporary move above the level they deem neutral for the economy in the long run......»»
Fed officials debated hiking rates into restrictive territory
Federal Reserve officials stepped deeper into a debate over how high to push interest rates, with a majority appearing to favor an eventual and temporary move above the level they deem neutral for the economy in the long run......»»
The Fed: Federal Reserve minutes indicate interest rates will have to rise high enough to slow down the economy
Most Federal Reserve officials think monetary policy will have to rise into restrictive territory, according to minutes of the central bank’s September meeting released Wednesday......»»
The Fed: Fed increasingly worried about spillovers from trade, but showed no sign of pausing rate hikes
Fed officials were increasingly worried about trade war but wanted to continually gradually hiking interest rates, according to minutes of the June meeting released Thursday......»»
Goodbye inverted yield curve? Fed looks for alternative signals to guide policy
Federal Reserve officials are scouring new niches of the financial markets to find signals accurate enough to warn the central bank when it is time to stop hiking interest rates before they risk tipping the economy into a recession......»»
The Fed: Fed’s Evans sees as many as three rate hikes this year
Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said Wednesday that interest rates will eventually rise to restrictive territory if risks dissipate......»»
The Fed: Fed’s Evans says interest rates likely moving higher while others urge caution
Chicago Fed President Charles Evans says interest rates will eventually rise to restrictive territory if risks dissipate......»»
Stock market today: Stocks slide for 5th session as Fed officials cast more doubt on rate cuts
The S&P 500 hit its worst losing streak since last October as investors recalibrate amid forecasts for interest rates to remain high. Traders work on the floor.....»»
Powell says most Fed officials don"t see raising rates until 2024
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Why Nigeria Exchange Rate Policy Is Such a Minefield
Navigating Nigeria’s foreign exchange rate policy is tricky. There are multiple exchange rates; officials issue confusing and contradictory statements; promised reforms don’.....»»
Don"t be fooled by the jobs report, the Federal Reserve isn"t hiking interest rates any time soon
The jobs report may be strong and the US economy may be recovering, but that doesn't mean the Fed is going to ease off the COVID crisis measures. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pre.....»»
Outside the Box: Bond investors will have a stormy 2021 and the Fed might consider hiking rates by early 2022. But hyperinflation? Nope
After the gigantic government stimulus to offset the impact of COVID, the economy is likely to only revert to its 2019 trends......»»
Despite The Fed, The Bond Market Is Hiking Rates
Despite The Fed, The Bond Market Is Hiking .....»»
What Negative Interest Rates Would Mean For Banks, Stocks And The Average American
On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the Fed is still not considering cutting interest rates into negative territory. read more.....»»
Infection rates were climbing at Nebraska meatpacking plants. Then health officials stopped reporting the numbers.
Meatpacking plants have become spreaders of the novel coronavirus among workers and their families. Nebraska state officials have stopped reporting how many cases there are at each plant......»»
Democrats have proposed $100 billion for struggling renters. It may not be enough.
Local officials are ramping up efforts to prevent a potential rash of evictions among renters as the country’s unemployment rates reach historic highs and eviction moratoriums start to expire......»»
Trump renews call for negative rates, but the Fed isn"t on board
Trump has long called for the US Federal Reserve to lower interest rates and even go into negative territory throughout his presidency......»»
Trump again urges Fed to adopt negative U.S. interest rates
President Donald Trump on Tuesday again pushed the Federal Reserve to adopt negative interest rates, even as several members of the U.S. central bank have said they do not see a need for rates - now near zero - to move into negative territory......»»
Market Extra: Here’s a $4 trillion reason why the U.S. is unlikely to have negative rates
The intense pain that negative interest rates would inflict on the $4 trillion money-market fund industry in the .U.S. would ultimately give Fed officials second thought......»»
Market Extra: Some traders bet the Fed will push interest rates negative next year
Despite the protestations of the Federal Reserve, some traders are now pricing in expectations that policy makers will push rates into subzero territory......»»