Tag: Interest Rates

(Bloomberg) — U.S. and European equity futures slid with Asian stocks Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled a March interest-rate liftoff and stoked speculation about the possibility of unexpectedly aggressive policy tightening.Most Read from BloombergPowell Backs March Liftoff, Won’t Rule Out Hike Every MeetingA Nor’easter Approaching New York Risks Becoming a Bomb CycloneStocks Halt Rally as Bond Yields Spike After Fed: Markets WrapAstronomers Spot Never-Before Seen Obje
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The central bank, which has held short-term interest rates at near-zero since March 2020, is not anticipated to raise interest rates at the conclusion of Wednesday’s meeting.
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Canada’s housing market is betting interest rates will never rise – BNN Bloomberg
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Four U.S. Fed hikes may be just the start as traders boost rate bets – BNN Bloomberg
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If everything goes according to plan, the central bank in a little over two months will enact its first rate increase in three years.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2022/01/03/markets-and-the-economy-brace-as-the-feds-first-hike-could-come-in-two-months.html