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2023-12-14 22:50:00 ET Summary As expected, the US Fed did not hike yesterday and held its policy rate at a 22-year-high while signalling rate cuts to start in 2024. Optimism makes sense for government bonds, which become more valuable as rates fall and risk aversion rises. Ce...

2023-12-14 11:40:00 ET Summary When could the Fed start cutting rates next year. What key indicators to watch as the Fed considers its next move. Where is the US dollar going in the next little while. Transcript Anthony Okolie: As expected, the Fed he...

2023-12-14 06:30:00 ET Summary The surprise from the FOMC was partly the extra 25bp implied cut added to 2024, but it was more the lack of pushback from Chair Powell on the 2024 rate cut narrative. He almost endorsed it, which leads us to question whether he knows something of sig...

2023-12-13 21:56:00 ET Summary The Federal Reserve has held the policy rate unchanged at 5.25-5.5% for the third consecutive meeting. They recognise the economy is slowing and that inflation pressures are easing and have pencilled in an extra rate cut in their own projections. ...

2023-12-13 21:55:00 ET Summary The FOMC voted unanimously today to keep its five policy rates unchanged, with the top of its policy rates at 5.50%. It was the third meeting in a row when the Fed held its policy rates, after the rate hike at its meeting in July. The statement c...

2023-12-13 19:05:00 ET Summary For the third time in a row, the Federal Reserve did what was widely expected and kept the Fed Funds target unchanged at the December FOMC meeting. As a result, the trading range remains at 5.25%-5.50%, still at a more than 20-year high-water mark. ...

2023-12-13 17:00:00 ET Summary In November 2023, the AIER Everyday Price Index fell 0.79 percent to 284.9. Within the EPI, the largest monthly increases among constituents came in several unexpected categories. November 2023 month-to-month headline CPI number rose 0.1%, exceed...

2023-12-13 06:12:00 ET Summary Shelter costs comprise about one-third of the CPI, and shelter costs are driven primarily by housing prices 18 months before. The Owners' Equivalent Rent component of the CPI is primarily driven by changes in housing prices with a lag of about 18 mon...

2023-12-13 05:01:00 ET Summary With two different risky assets, an investor can minimize total portfolio volatility through the combination of investments with low to negative correlation. In a higher yield environment, 60/40 can deliver positive total returns despite correlation ...

2023-12-13 03:47:00 ET Summary Inflation in services accelerated in November for the second month in a row, to an annualized rate of 5.8%, driven by housing, healthcare, and insurance. The CPI for core services (without energy services) on a month-to-month basis rose 0.47% in Nove...