In predictable fashion, the Fed increased borrowing costs again today. How long can the central bank stick to its quarterly rate-hiking rhythm? We think there are four big unanswered questions for U.S. monetary policy. Universally expected With today’s rate hike, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) has now taken steps to tighten monetary policy
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With new chair Jerome Powell at the helm, the Fed increased borrowing costs today for the sixth time since the U.S. economic expansion began. Can markets expect continued rate hikes under Powell’s watch? US Federal Reserve hikes interest rates for the first time this year In Jerome Powell’s first meeting as chair, the
After an exceptionally strong year in markets, volatility has struck back in recent days. At the time of this writing, the S&P 500® Index has fallen roughly 10% from its record close on 26 January.1 Many of our clients are asking us if this is the start of a bear market. Our answer—probably not.
The U.S. Federal Reserve hiked interest rates today for the third time this year. See why we are projecting three more increases in 2018. Widely anticipated – the Fed deliver another rate hike The U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) delivered another rate hike today, raising its target policy rate by 25 basis points
The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the second time this year Lacklustre real US GDP growth indicates that the US economy is continuing to underperform expectations The global cycle, the US unemployment rate and accommodative financial conditions warrant today’s hike We don’t believe the fundamentals are strong enough to warrant another hike this
The U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) hiked interest rates again today, raising the target range by a quarter point to 0.75-1.0%. We and, it seems, markets were fully expecting this move, particularly after Fed leaders provided very strong guidance last week that a March hike was in the pipeline. The bigger issue for investors now
The Fed raises rates. Finally. It’s been a long wait, but the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) finally raised interest rates by 25 basis points today, bringing the current rate to 0.5 – 0. 75%. The market took a small step back today, with the S&P 500® falling by 0.8%. We believe the rate increase has
The US presidential election has been top of mind for most people, given our 24-hour news channels and relentless coverage. But it’s worth taking a step back to evaluate the real impact of a presidential race on investments, and how that impact compares to other factors.This year we’re seeing populist movements in both major political
At long last, lift-off! Coming as no real surprise, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has just announced it will hike interest rates by 25 basis points. It’s a move anticipated by our team for months, and comes after the committee declined to raise rates in September due to market turbulence in August and concerns
