Interest Rate Reckoning: Market Adjusts as Treasury Yields Hit 5% Amidst Economic Headwinds
The market continues to scale back its expectations for Fed rate cuts in 2024. The 2-year Treasury yield is back at 5%. [...]
The market continues to scale back its expectations for Fed rate cuts in 2024. The 2-year Treasury yield is back at 5%. [...]
Chair Powell stated that the US central bank is not rushing to cut rates in light of strong labor market and inflation data. [...]
The employment report topped economists’ projections once again. Part-time employment has surged, while full-time employment has declined in recent months. Job gains continue [...]
Consumer spending in February recovered from a weak start to the year, with real spending exceeding expectations. The savings rate, as [...]
After the Federal Reserve finished meeting for two days earlier last week, Chairman Powell announced that they would hold interest rates steady. More [...]
With the last half of March upon us, the blackout of stock buybacks threatens to reduce one of the liquidity sources supporting the [...]
February’s job gains exceeded expectations, yet the underlying trends in the employment report indicate a softening labor market. Three sectors continue to propel [...]
Powell again reiterated what he said in December, that the Fed believes its policy rate is "likely at its peak for this tightening cycle." [...]
Economists continue to boost their projections for the current quarter’s GDP growth. Forecasts for the full year also continue to rise, driven by [...]
Economists continue to boost their projections for the current quarter’s GDP growth. Forecasts for the full year also continue to rise, driven by [...]