Risk
Fed Aims to Start Slowing Its Bond Reduction Drive ‘Fairly Soon’
Shrinking the central bank’s balance sheet has been ongoing for two years.
Tag: quantitative easing
Risk
British Pound Falls to All-Time Low Against the Dollar Amidst Political Turmoil
The Bank of England announces emergency measures as U.K. pensions get squeezed in Gilt rout.
Market Moves
Another Taper Tantrum on the Way? Don’t Worry, Says Market Sage
Investors’ violent 2013 reaction, as the Fed eyed trimming its bond buying, is unlikely to recur these days, Leuthold’s Paulsen argues.
Market Moves
Hey, Washington, Buy Gold to Support Dollar, Guggenheim CIO Says
Scott Minerd calls on Fed to increase its holdings of the metal—which, unlike the dollar, is rising in value.
Perpetual Monetary Easing: Problem Creator for Pension Plans
The shift has left some pension plans vulnerable to future shortfalls in liquidity.
Further Fed Stimulus Falls on Increasingly Barren Ground
Evidence mounts that, after 10 years of extremely low rates, the impact of more cuts is limited.
Market Moves
As it lowers a key rate by a quarter point, doubts crop up that the Fed lacks the oomph of old.