FOMC Minutes Point to Continued Yet Confusing Rate Hikes

While interest rates are expected to keep rising, Federal Reserve officials seem split about the actual path of interest rate hikes......»»

U.S. indices were trading lower Wednesday amid continued weakness in tech stocks as investors weigh the Fed's April minutes. Inflation and concerns of future rate hikes have weighed on investor sentiment recently. read more.....»»

Stocks fell in volatile trading Wednesday after a summary of the Federal Reserve’s most recent meeting showed the central bank was leaning toward more rate hikes moving forward......»»

Stocks fell in volatile trading Wednesday after a summary of the Federal Reserve’s most recent meeting showed the central bank was leaning toward more rate hikes moving forward......»»

Federal Reserve officials signaled they see a strong economy justifying continued interest-rate increases and said they will watch for evidence their moves are keeping economic growth on an even keel, minutes of their September policy meeting showed......»»

The U.S. dollar holds on to gains as minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last meeting underline expectations that interest rates have further to rise......»»

If the Federal Reserve chief this week sig.....»»

In December, the FOMC voted unanimously to hold the benchmark federal funds rate steady at 1.5 percent to 1.75 this year......»»

Jim Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, will not be a voting member of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) in 2020. The committee, which rotates its membership annually, changes in January, with Bullard, C.....»»

Wednesday’s announcement by the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) of a quarter-point cut in its policy rate was expected. According to the CME FedWatch Tool there was a 99% probability........»»

The FOMC said in their meeting minutes released this past wee.....»»

US equity futures drifted lower, tracking European and Asian stocks in the red as uncertainty over the outlook for interest rate cuts following .....»»

Since The Federal Reserve cut interest rates (for .....»»

The Federal Reserve debated cutting interest rates more aggressively at its July meeting, although central bankers were united in wanting to avoid the appearance of being on a path to more rate cuts, minutes showed......»»

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On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve releases the minutes of its last meeting, revealing what policymakers said about the flattening Treasury yield curve and the strength of support for July's quarter-point rate cut......»»

As expected, the Fed's open market committee on Wednesday raised the Fed funds rate by a quarter-point while leaving open the possibility of future cuts if needed to sustain the U.S. economic........»»

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday trimmed its benchmark fed funds interest rate by a quarter-point, citing "muted inflationary pressures" and.....»»

Since the June FOMC meeting, Gold has dramatically outperformed. Stocks are higher but bonds and the dollar have roundtripped to unchanged (at least before Powell's testimony sparked some comeback). Better-than-expected macro dat.....»»

The market has been volatile in the last 6 months as the Federal Reserve continued its rate hikes and then abruptly reversed its stance and.....»»