Fed keeps policy, timing of first rate increase steady today
No surprises today, June18, from the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee in policy or opinion on when the central bank might start to raise benchmark interest rates. The survey of members of the Fed showed almost no change in their opinions for when the Fed might start to raise interest rates.
No surprises (darn) in today’s Fed minutes
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Today, January 29, big, surprise interest rate increases from central banks in Turkey, India and South Africa didn’t stabilize global markets. A decision by the Federal Reserve to reduce its monthly buying by another $10 billion added to the downward bias
Saturday Night Quarterback says, For the week ahead expect…
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A lower than expected headline number on consumer inflation in November hasn’t been enough to send stocks higher ahead of tomorrow’s Taper/No Taper decision from the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee.
Saturday Night Quarterback says, For the week ahead expect…
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While Wall Street thinks the odds of a December 18 taper by the Federal Reserve have climbed over the last month, the futures market thinks the Fed is going to keep its short-term benchmark interest rates at the current near 0% rate even further into 2015.
Looks like profit taking ahead of the December 18 taper/no taper decision from the Fed
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China’s exports rise more than expected adding to optimism on global economic growth
Continuing last Friday’s trend—when U.S. financial markets rallied after deciding that economic growth in the United States might just be strong enough to offset any slowdown from a Federal Reserve taper—today global financial markets are rallying on optimism about the global economy after China reported a 12.7% increase in exports in November over November 2012. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had projected a 7% gain in exports.
Saturday Night Quarterback says, For the week ahead expect…
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