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The Fed has different priorities than the ECB, the Bank of Japan, the Swiss National Bank, et al. During the press conference today following the FOMC meeting, Fed chair Jerome Powell was asked if and when the Fed would push its policy interest rate into the negative. Powell did not respond ...

By Kevin Flanagan The Federal Reserve (Fed) is now two for two in terms of rate cuts. As was widely expected, the FOMC voted to reduce the Federal Funds target range by another quarter point, or 25 basis points (bps), following its September policy meeting. With this move now "in the books...

By Nick Maroutsos The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark rate at its September meeting, but is divided about whether further cuts will be needed this year. Co-Head of Global Bonds Nick Maroutsos says the stance creates uncertainty for investors and ignores structural challenges in the ...

Originally published on September 16, 2019 The two-way trade resumes. Wow! What a week it was. Last week, I mean. Interest rates on the long end of the yield curve got yanked up so much the banking system ended up with a wedgie. The yield on the 30-year T-bond soared 35 basis points, t...

By Nick Childs, CFA While mortgages have underperformed U.S. Treasuries year to date, lower rates have sparked a refinancing wave that is creating tailwinds in the housing market. Portfolio Manager Nick Childs explains why we believe active management is key to uncovering opportunities in...

US Treasury 10-year yields could drop to 1% or below, Sri-Kumar Global Strategies President Komal Sri-Kumar told viewers of Real Vision’s Trade Ideas. On September 18, the Fed cut its benchmark interest rate by 25bps, a move which Sri-Kumar pointed out was already fully priced in...

On the day the FOMC announced its latest rate decisions, Jack Bouroudjian says there may be more questions than answers about where interest rates go from here. Critical in the weeks ahead will be the spread between the 2-year and 10-year bond yields. "That spread will tell you what the...

By Owain Johnson At a Glance As corporations look to meet quarterly tax payments, the Fed looks to inject money into the system for first time since the 2008 crisis. Trading in SOFR futures nears all-time records in response to rate volatility. Cash has drained from the financial...

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By Eric Winograd With the global economy facing stronger headwinds, we've reduced our global growth and interest rate expectations . But the US Federal Reserve has a variety of policy tools it could use - some unconventional - that we think will help the US economy hold up better than som...