monetary policy


Economic Report: As Mortgage Rates Hold Near 14-month Lows, Whats A Yield Curve Anyway?

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Rates for home loans held near recent lows but went in different directions, suggesting some bond market equilibrium is ... Read more

No Need For The Fed To Enter 'panic Mode' And Cut Rates Now, Says Moody's

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Top White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said last week the U.S. Federal Reserve should cut interest rates by 50 ba... Read more

This Is The Real Reason Why The U.S. Economy Isnt In Recession Danger Now

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Credit crunches cause recessions — and the Fed isn’t raising interest rates, write Ed Yardeni and Melissa Tagg. ... Read more

The Fed: Stephen Moore, Trumps Pick For Fed, Will Be Lightning Rod For Presidents Opponents

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President Donald Trump on Friday named Stephen Moore, an former editorial writer with The Wall Street Journal, for a sea... Read more

Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Slide To 13-month Low, Luring Americans Back Into The Housing Market

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Rates for home loans fell, pushing mortgage applications higher, in a reminder that economic growth is just tepid enough... Read more

Currencies: Dollar Jumps, Recovers Post-Fed Losses

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The U.S. dollar climbs in early Thursday trading, retracing some of its losses from the previous session that it incurre... Read more

Market Extra: The Feds Dovish Double-down Has Taken The Most Accurate Recession Indicator Closer To Flashing Red

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The Federal Reserve exceeds the dovish expectations of a bond-market already anticipating an interest-rate cut this year... Read more

Currencies: Dollar Index Drops To Six-week Low As Fed Delivers Dovish Message

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The U.S. dollar trades in negative territory on Wednesday, having dropped to its lowest level since early February as th... Read more

Currencies: Dollar Slides 7 Out Of 8 Sessions Ahead Of Fed Outlook

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The U.S. dollar is under pressure in Tuesday trading, on pace for another down day to its recent run, ahead of the Feder... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Settles With A Loss As Investors Look To The Outcome Of The Feds Meeting This Week

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Gold settles with a loss on Monday, with traders looking ahead to the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s meeting later t... Read more

Market Snapshot: Why Stock Markets Across The Globe Are Rallying At The Same Time

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Major global markets are enjoying a boomlet in the first three months of 2019, underpinned at least in part by central b... Read more

Currencies: Euro Tumbles To Lowest Level Since 2017 As ECB Says Rates Will Be Lower For Longer

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The euro on Thursday fell to its lowest level versus the dollar since the middle of 2017 after the European Central Bank... Read more

The Tell: Beware The Japanification Of Europe, Warn ING Economists

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The eurozone is beginning to resemble Japan with its low growth and inflation environment, coupled with some still very ... Read more

Currencies: Dollar Climbs, Amid Trumps Fresh Calls For Weaker Currency, Dovish Fed

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The U.S. dollar starts the week modestly stronger, amid further optimism on trade and calls for a weaker greenback from ... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Prices Post Largest One-day Loss Since August

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Gold prices drop back from a 10-month high on Thursday, suffering from their largest one-day decline since August after ... Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Mixed After Fed Minutes Show Policy Makers Divided On Further Rate Hikes

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Treasury prices and yields were left mixed Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s January meeting showed o... Read more

'Mid-cycle Slowdown': UK Economy Weakens

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The Bank of England (BoE) is under no pressure to raise rates in the near future with markets pricing in just a 35% cha... Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Rise After Solid Core Inflation Reading Affirms Fed Pause

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Treasury yields rise Wednesday after traders digest a key inflation report that offered a glimpse into how price pressur... Read more

Managers Increase Gold Exposure As Dovish Fed Paves Way For Price Rally

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Asset allocators are increasing their weighting to gold in reaction to the increasingly dovish Federal Reserve seen in ... Read more