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Background Beginning last July, I began tilting a bit toward bonds over stocks, though I liked them both. On July 16 I wrote How Bonds May Be Setting Up Bullishly (Here Comes Goldilocks?) . I suggested that the aggressive Fed tightening could bring the 10-year Treasury bond down to 2.4% fro...

S&P 500: What Is Priced In Today? Starting in January of this year, I started to write about the earnings expectations that are priced into the S&P 500 or the more commonly traded SPDR S&P 500 Trust ( SPY ) ETF. I started in January by writing a research note, which you can fi...

There are many authors and commentators on Seeking Alpha who understand the American banking system. There are others who do not. This article provides an overview of its functioning and recent history, and my perspective on the likely outcomes and implications. I wrote it so I can refer to it...

By Paul Eitelman As expected, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) left interest rates unchanged at the conclusion of today's policy meeting, once again emphasizing a patient approach to monetary policy in the months ahead. No one should be surprised by this. After all, following Chair J...

Overview: The dovishness of the Federal Reserve sent ripples through the capital markets. US equities reversed initial gains, but Asia Pacific equities edged higher, though Japanese markets were closed for a national holiday. European shares are struggling, as financials and consumer discret...

If "rate hikes" and QT are the world's big problem in 2019, then why is the FOMC announcing the end of "rate hikes" and QT failing to have a positive effect? The answer will surprise most people. Central banks, dominated by central bankers who are Economists, meaning statisticians, are always ...

By Kevin Flanagan, Head of Fixed Income Strategy The transformation of Federal Reserve (Fed) policy continues. What was viewed as a hawkish Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) outcome at the December meeting has now morphed into a more dovish outlook. In fact, one could conclude the Fed i...

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 ...