Market Moves
No, The Fed Isn’t as Dovish as the Market Thinks
Commonwealth’s McMillan notes that the central bank believes the economy is strong, so more tightening is coming.
Tag: Interest Rates
Market Moves
Jerome Powell’s Lousy Market Record for Fed Day Ends
Since he took over the Federal Reserve, stocks had dropped on days when its policymaking body wrapped up work—until yesterday.
Risk
Rising Interest Rates Galvanize Change in Alaska Board’s Farmland Portfolio
Management Board switches focus from row crops to permanent crops to target outsized performance.
Q4 Market Swings Trim Corporate Pension Plans’ Funding in 2018
Funds were on track to top 90%, but investment slumps brought them in slightly below 2017’s showing.
Newsmakers
Bank of England Keeps Rates at 0.75%
Brexit impacts, CPI drops among central bank’s worries.
How Many Fed Interest Rate Increases Will We Get, Anyway?
The conventional projection is for six more, though some want it to stop at three.
Opinion
Opinion: Field of Dummies and The Greater Fool Theory
A simple solution to the FiX we are all in.
Fed Chair Hints He May Ease Off on Rate Boosts
Jerome Powell says Federal Reserve will keep raising them 'for now.'
Labor Participation Is Up, so Fed Should Cool It, Economist Says
Natixis’ Joseph Lavorgna thinks better news on jobs means the Federal Reserve should end the rate hikes.
What Are the Odds the Fed Will Go Too Far?
It boosts rates as part of an ongoing drive, reminiscent of the pre-Great Recession hiking.
Investments Pour out of EM Funds, but Why?
The end of the emerging market boom doesn’t mean that these stocks are in a death spiral.