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While Fed officials repeated their contention that monetary policy is appropriate and rates can be held if the outlook remains as expected, the situation with Iran could cause preemptive cuts, one noted economist suggests.
January 9 -
Many investors are positioning for the late cycle, according to guest Robert Waldner Jr., CFA , chief strategist and head of macro research at Invesco. He points to the demise of the Phillips curve; the Fed thinking in "real" terms, and a gradual increase in yields on the long end. He also discusses the appeal to global clients of taxable municipals. John Hallacy hosts.
January 9 -
The Federal Reserve averted a yearend liquidity crunch, but its work is not finished, analysts say.
January 7 -
While the impending signing of a phase one trade deal with China should help the manufacturing sector rebound, Boeing’s decision to halt manufacturing of its 737 MAX will be a short-term negative for the ISM index.
January 6 -
William Dudley, who used to oversee the Federal Reserve’s interaction with financial markets, said the central bank should introduce a long-discussed but never implemented tool to ensure U.S. cash markets remain calm.
January 6 -
The U.S. and the rest of the industrial world may have to resign themselves to an extended period of slow economic growth, subdued inflation and low interest rates. The trick will be in avoiding something even worse.
January 6 -
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered what he called “a relatively upbeat” assessment of the U.S. central bank’s ability to fight the next recession.
January 6 -
While members of the Federal Open Market Committee believe monetary policy is in a good place, several factors have the power to change that.
January 3 -
President Trump’s New Year’s Eve announcement that he will sign a phase one trade deal with China will offer some stability to those hurt most by the trade war and should allow the Federal Reserve to keep monetary policy accommodative, according to analysts.
January 2 -
The Federal Reserve may have succeeded in thwarting major year-end turmoil in funding markets.
December 31