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There's nothing like a paltry 20,000 gain in total nonfarm payrolls to get market participants talking. That is exactly what happened on Friday, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the February jobs report. The debate is now fully engaged: Is this soft showing for payroll growth the b...

The odds are virtually nil that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates through early 2020, according to Fed funds futures. Driving the market's forecast: accumulating signs that the economy is slowing and inflation remains subdued. As long as this one-two punch remains in force, which s...

In the decade between "60 Minutes" interviews, the central bank has sparked a recovery without inflation but not much else. Friday marks the 10-year anniversary of the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's groundbreaking "60 Minutes" interview . To listen to current Fed Chairman Jero...

David Beckworth has a nice interview with Ryan Avent , which touches on a number of monetary issues. In the final part of the interview, they both suggest that the Fed may be treating their 2% (PCE) inflation target as a sort of ceiling, rather than the symmetrical target the Fed claims to be...

Inflation took a step down this month. There is little need to repeat my monthly mantra. This takes us a step further to a situation where consumption may be waning, but the Fed thinks inflation is near their target because of high imputed rent inflation. And, they think the risk is toward mor...

I believe the stance of monetary policy and whether it is considered hawkish or dovish is not absolute and is more importantly relative to the global economy. The Federal Reserve's message could stay unchanged for the year, but the perceived hawkish-ness or dovish-ness of policy by the market ...

Originally published on March 11, 2019 Weekly Market Compass: Can central banks' policy shift offset the economic slowdown? Posted by Kristina Hooper, Chief Global Market Strategist on March 11, 2019, in Market & Economic There is an old Chinese proverb that states, "...

When it comes to superheroes there is only one thing that matters: Either you have the ability to save the world and crush all comers via some extraordinary superpower or everyone must believe you do and not challenge it. Yet, as we all know, there comes a time when bluster just won't cut it...

In last week's missive , we discussed a critical point concerning the bull run so far. "Despite the underlying economic and fundamental data, the markets have surged back to extremely overbought, extended, and deviated levels. You will note that with the exception of bond prices,...

Two months ago, Fed Chair Jerome Powell set off a market panic. He suggested the FOMC would do what it thinks is right and let asset prices go where they may. They promised at least two if not three more rate hikes in 2019. The stock market fell out of bed. Fast forward to now. The Fed...