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We had highlighted three risks to our base case, and the Fed managed to deliver on all three. The 5bp hike in the rate on excess reserves (from 10bp to 15bp) is being downplayed by the Fed as being just that - a technical move. The market reaction has been clear, but actually mute...

Fed holds steady on rates but forecasts two rate hikes by end of 2023. Fed boosts inflation and GDP outlook in 2021. Colbourne: U.S. dollar weak trade has run its course amid the Fed's more hawkish stance. For further details see: Fed Holds On Rates, But Projects 2 Rate ...

The Fed candidly admitted today’s soaring inflation is not what it had in mind. The S&P remains hunkered near that 4200 level that has acted like a magnet to its highs and lows. The bond market decided perhaps it should take inflation seriously again after all, with yields ...

The stock and bond markets have taken the view that inflation is “transitory,” as the headline CPI rose 5% yoy in May and the 10-year Treasury market celebrated the inflation news by sending yields down to 1.44%. The German/eurozone and Japanese money rates could be help...

The Labor Department reported that the CPI rose 0.6% in May, bringing the total rise in the past 12 months to 5%. Does the FOMC still think that inflation is just “transitory?” - and will they begin to change their current accommodative policy? The Fed is in the proc...

The Fed meeting looms large, and it appears some are taking a step back to reassess the hawkish risks. The belly of the curve offers best carry, but is also more prone to the repricing of Fed hikes. The ECB has already given the green light for carry trades, but has also created b...

BlackRock’s senior executives and portfolio managers discussed what lies beyond the restart - and investment implications - at our semi-annual forum. U.S. consumer price index (CPI) jumped in May and key drivers appear related to activity restart. Stocks rallied to record highs...

With the consensus view being that inflation for June would print at about a 4.7% increase year on year, inflation barreled in at 5%. The Fed prefers a different gauge for determining its economic policy - their “core” inflation rate - and that number came in at 3.8%, wh...

The effect of this year’s stimulus has petered out after a few months. The primary driver of this inflationary spike is supply bottlenecks rather than increased demand. The inflationary spike this year has actually caused the average real hourly wages for nonsupervisory workers...

Strategas Chief Economist Don Rissmiller discusses the macro environment, hitting on recent inflation data, the weaker-than-expected jobs recovery, and where monetary policy goes from here. So far, the Fed has consistently stated they’re likely to view this data as transitory a...