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Updated for imminent rate cuts and latest FOMC statement (June 19) Rate cuts will be insurance against whatever "trade wars" will throw at the global economy. That's the current line from monetary officials in the US, anyway. The real question to ask is, how would they know? Starting with ...

The US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged, but opens the door to future rate cuts amid rising economic uncertainty. Anthony Okolie talks with James Orlando, Senior Economist, TD Bank Read more ...

Originally published on June 19, 2019 By Ansh Chaudhary European Central Bank President Mario Draghi announced yesterday that the bank "could roll out fresh stimulus as soon as July, sending the euro lower against the dollar and prompting an unusual rebuke from President Trump," write...

By Frank Shostak "When interest rates are low central banks don't have much room to maneuver to deal with a crisis," the New York Fed President John Williams said on Wednesday, June 6, 2019. In addition, according to Williams, "if inflation falls, central banks will have even less room t...

Sorry I'm a few days late on this. Core CPI continues to ride along the 2% target range, bifurcated between shelter and non-shelter prices. CPI shelter inflation is at about 3.3% over the past 12 months. The non-shelter core components are now down to 1.0% over the past 12 months. Inflatio...

As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee ((FOMC)) this week held steady on both the Fed Funds rate (2.25-2.50%) and the interest on excess reserves (IOER, 2.35%). But, more importantly, the FOMC statement emphasized higher economic uncertainty, and FOMC officials weighed rate cuts in r...

By Sonal Desai, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady at its June meeting; it emphasized its data-driven approach to policy decisions but noted it believes the case for lower inter...

By Kevin Flanagan, Head of Fixed Income Strategy Although the money and bond markets appear to be "chomping at the bit" for a rate cut, expectations for such action at the just-completed FOMC meeting were low. Rather, the focus was on whether the policy makers would be making any changes t...

By George P. Maris, CFA The trade disputes that started between the U.S. and China in 2018, and extended to other regions in 2019, could continue a while longer. George Maris, Co-Head of Equities - Americas, explains why that matters for investors. Transcript George Maris: Wor...