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On July 31, the FOMC decided to reduce its short-term interest rate target by 25 bps. It was a move in the right direction (as I suggested in late May), but as today's market action demonstrated, it was an overly cautious move, particularly in light of escalating global trade tensions (i.e.,...
I am unconvinced that the rate cut yesterday offers us much information. It just cements the reality that the "neutral" nominal Fed Funds rate is pretty close to 2% (to what extent we believe in that concept). There is no tendency for the U.S. economy to accelerate: the various "automatic stab...
Tony Greer, editor of the Morning Navigator, appeared on Real Vision's Trade Ideas to talk about the Fed's quarter point interest rate cut - the first cut in 11 years. The Fed's well telegraphed cut, announced Wednesday, was "pre-emptively a smart idea," Greer said. "While it seems ab...
The insurance rate cut has been issued. Telling the assembled members of the press this is nothing more than a "mid-cycle adjustment," Chairman Powell was cautious not to betray too much concern. The first rule of central banking is not to make anything worse. Subprime must always be contained...
By Sonal Desai, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income The US Federal Reserve cut its benchmark short-term interest rate for the first time in 11 years in what Chairman Jerome Powell called a "mid-cycle adjustment" to sustain the U...
By Kevin Flanagan At last, the July FOMC meeting has come and gone, and the Federal Reserve (Fed) has done what was widely expected - it cut the Federal Funds target range by a quarter point. The Fed also announced they would be ending their balance sheet reductions in August, two mont...
By Nick Maroutsos The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the first time in more than a decade. Co-Head of Global Bonds Nick Maroutsos explains why this may be the first of many cuts, and which assets could benefit. As expected, the Federal Reserve (Fed) lowered its benchmark rate...
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By Douglas J. Peebles The first half of 2019 was kind to financial markets. Will the good times keep on rolling? In our view, that will depend on whether loosening monetary policy is still an effective way to boost growth. When the year began, markets were bracing for tighter policy from...