Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said that while the U.S. economy was in a good place, threats to the outlook have increased and the central bank will continue to respond.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-12/yellen-expects-fed-to-do-more-to-keep-u-s-economy-on-track
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Fed Seen Cutting Rates Twice More in 2019 Before Holding Steady – Bloomberg
U.S. central bankers will trim interest rates by a quarter percentage point next week, and again in December, before leaving the target range for their benchmark rate at 1.5%-1.75% for an extended period, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-13/fed-seen-cutting-rates-twice-more-in-2019-before-holding-steady
Fed rates: Investors unlikely to be satisfied with quarter-point cut
A quarter-point reduction would follow a July cut that was the first in 11 years. Still, it would be unlikely to placate President Trump.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2019/09/05/fed-rates-investors-unlikely-to-be-satisfied-with-quarter-point-cut.html
Fed to cut rates for first time since 2008 to save economic expansion
The Fed is about to take the unusual step of cutting interest rates to save an economic expansion, not an economy that is in a downward spiral.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2019/07/30/fed-to-cut-rates-for-first-time-since-2008-to-save-economic-expansion.html
The Fed’s $3.8 Trillion Balance Sheet Is Unlikely to Shrink More
(Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve is widely expected to reduce interest rates this month. That probably means its campaign to shrink its balance sheet is over, leaving the central bank hoarding trillions of dollars more than before the 2008 financial crisis.Beginning a decade ago in a bid to fight the
— Read on ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/fed-3-8-trillion-balance-090000941.html
When the Fed cuts rates without a recession, stocks always go higher
Rate cuts can be a great thing for the stock market, or a sign of trouble ahead — depending on the timing.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2019/07/10/when-the-fed-cuts-rates-without-a-recession-stocks-go-higher-100percent-of-the-time.html
Can the Bank of Canada ‘divorce’ from the Fed on rates? Experts weigh in – BNN Bloomberg
Can the Bank of Canada ‘divorce’ from the Fed on rates? Experts weigh in – BNN Bloomberg
— Read on www.bnnbloomberg.ca/can-the-bank-of-canada-divorce-from-the-fed-on-rates-experts-weigh-in-1.1276858
Traders are pricing in a 100% chance of at least one Fed rate cut in July
While the Federal Reserve still sees no rate cut in 2019, traders are convicted a rate reduction is coming as soon as July.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2019/06/19/traders-are-pricing-in-a-100percent-chance-of-at-least-one-fed-rate-cut-in-july.html
Federal Reserve dot plot June 2019: No rate cut expected until 2020
The Federal Open Market Committee’s quarterly economic forecast includes the so-called dot plot of where members see interest rates heading.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2019/06/19/federal-reserve-dot-plot-june-2019.html
Federal Reserve Holds: Rates Unchanged, but Signals Ready to Cut – Bloomberg
The Federal Reserve signaled it was ready to lower interest rates for the first time since 2008, citing “uncertainties” that have increased the case for a cut as officials seek to prolong the near-record U.S. economic expansion.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-19/fed-scraps-patient-rate-approach-in-prelude-to-potential-cut