The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that later this month it would start paring back its pandemic-era monetary accommodation even as it held its policy rate between zero and 25 basis points. This policy step, announced after the two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, creates ... READ MORE >
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FOMC preview: Tapering explained
Next week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee will focus on the Federal Reserve’s exit from its pandemic-era asset purchase program that has sent its balance sheet above $8.5 trillion. We expect that the Fed will announce plans to reduce its monthly monetary accommodation of $140 billion ... READ MORE >
FOMC policy decision: Fed signals tapering is on the way
The Federal Reserve is planning to slow the pace of its $120 billion in monthly asset purchases even as it keeps its policy rate at zero, it suggested in its policy statement released on Wednesday. The statement came as the central bank is split on whether to begin raising rates late next year or in early ... READ MORE >
FOMC July meeting: Dovish monetary policy remains in place
The Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday retained its policy rate at a range between zero and 0.25% as it updated its policy statement to reflect a three-month surge in inflation. The meeting came as the spread of the delta variant spurs new questions about economic growth and brings rising risks to ... READ MORE >
FOMC preview: Expect more talk, less action at the July meeting
Inflationary risk and the delta variant of the coronavirus will be front and center at next week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, while policy changes will take a back seat. The primary takeaways of the meeting, should there actually be anything other than a reaffirmation of the status ... READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: Yield spread flattens as inflation trade unwinds
The Federal Open Market Committee unleashed a sharp change in market expectations following its Wednesday meeting, helping to curtail inflation fears. The idea of the first rate hike being pulled forward into 2023 with a possibility of 2022 elicited a change in the inflation trade and a resetting of ... READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: Fed projects U.S. will reach pre-pandemic goals by end of 2022
The Federal Open Market Committee’s quarterly projections for economic growth, unemployment and inflation suggest the economy will be back on track and meeting pre-pandemic expectations by the end of 2022. This should play a role in resetting interest rate expectations by professional investors and firm ... READ MORE >
FOMC comment: Fed creates context to end pandemic policy efforts
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday took another step in the long road to policy normalization in the post-pandemic economy. At the monthly meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, the central bank kept its policy rate unchanged in a range between 0 and 25 basis points. But it is clear that given the ... READ MORE >
FOMC preview: You can’t always get what you want
The Federal Open Market Committee’s decision on the federal funds rate Wednesday will for the most part be a non-market-moving event, with the Federal Reserve looking to convey a consistent outlook on the direction of policy and rates. While investors will be looking for an upgrade to the economic ... READ MORE >
FOMC comment: Fed follows through on its policy shift
The Federal Reserve followed through on its update of its long-run monetary framework, stating quite transparently on Wednesday that the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee “will aim to achieve inflation moderately above 2% for some time so that inflation averages 2% over time and longer-term ... READ MORE >