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The Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged and signals no more rate increases in 2019. Anthony Okolie talks with Derek Burleton, Deputy Chief Economist, TD Bank Read more ...

As widely expected, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at this week's FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting, but other aspects of the meeting had notable implications for markets and investors. First, large revisions to the policy rate path outlook confirmed that a strong ...

By Kathy A Jones As expected, the Federal Reserve kept its benchmark short-term interest rate steady at its March meeting, leaving the Federal Funds rate¹ target range at 2.25% to 2.5%. That was not a surprise, as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had already indicated that the Fed ...

Market Was A Bit Extended Short-Term Monday’s session saw the first close above the S&P 500’s upper Bollinger Band (purple arrow) since the current rally began in late December 2018. In early February, the market approached the upper band and then took a very brief paus...

House Democrats are planning a March 26 vote to override President Trump's veto of a Bill that revokes his border wall emergency declaration. A top Democratic aide confirmed the date to the Washington Examiner. President Trump declared the emergency to authorize moving $3.6 billion from a mili...

Over at Econlog, I have a new post discussing the Fed's opposition to narrow banking, and specifically, John Cochrane's excellent post criticizing the Fed's position. I'll eventually get to narrow banking in this post, but first I'd like to consider some basic questions about the monetary ...

Posted by Kristina Hooper, Chief Global Market Strategist on Mar 18, 2019, in Market & Economic Weekly Market Compass: Instead of attacking central banks, some politicians want to use them as a policy tool The United States has always had a difficult, complicated relation...

In its death note to narrow banks (link to Federal Register where you can post comments; previous post ), the Fed claimed charmingly that retail deposit rates are fully competitive, so we don't need a narrow bank option to help spread the interest on reserves to deposit rates. In the Fed'...

In my forty-four years on Wall Street, I have learned a few lessons. One of the most important ones is that the avoidance of "Risk," of places that are dangerous to go, allows you to greatly increase the safety, and return, of your portfolios. "Staying out of trouble" is a key component to any...

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article entitled “Bonds Setting Up To Skyrocket,” and boy did I get a lot of pushback in the comments section. And, when I see so many who are still very bearish of bonds, it tells me that I am likely on the right track with my expectations for higher ...