Economists also expect the U.S. central bank to raise interest rates three times in 2018, a view that matches the Fed's own projections. "Labor market strength and continued economic growth will keep the Fed on course with gradual rate hikes," said Scott Anderson, chief economist at Bank ...
Experts: Fed Should Delay Next Rate HikeExperts: Fed should delay next rate hikeVolatile financial markets will cause Federal...reports, From wire
Posen said the timing of the Fed's next rate hike, whether in December or in March, doesn't matter much, as the debate among Fed policymakers is "how much the low inflation is ongoing." In his view, the U.S. economy is "pretty far from" the turning point that inflation will take ...
If the Federal Reserve's FOMC next moves match the market's expectation for two more interest rate hikes by the end of the year, small business loans will reach at least 9%, maybe higher, and that will bring business owners to a difficult set of decisions. Businesses are healt...
How Fed Interest Rate Hikes Affect the Stock Market This story was previously published at an earlier date and has been updated with new information. Higher rates have an impact on companies; expenses rise as they are now paying more interest on their own debt, which then has customers ...
WHAT'S NEXT? The latest pause does not mark the end of the Fed's current tightening cycle. At the post-meeting press conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that almost all FOMC members expect further interest rate hikes this year will be appropriate. ...
Masahiro Ichikawa, chief market strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management, said the closure of SVB exposed huge risks in the U.S. banking sector, and the Fed's next move may be constrained. While the Fed's stance on raising interest rates to curb inflation remains unchanged, the int...
Focus on end rate, not just pace Markets had been looking for clues about not only what the next rate hike might look like but also for how far policymakers think they'll have to go next year to make satisfactory progress against inflation.Officials at the meeting said it was just as imp...
Masahiro Ichikawa, chief market strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management, said the closure of SVB exposed huge risks in the U.S. banking sector, and the Fed's next move may be constrained. While the Fed's stance on raising interest rates to curb inflation remains unchanged, the int...
WHAT'S NEXT? The latest pause does not mark the end of the Fed's current tightening cycle. At the post-meeting press conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that almost all FOMC members expect further interest rate hikes this year will be appropriate. ...