Fed Raises Rates Despite Trade War Concerns
The US Federal Reserve raises US short-term interest rates for a third time this year and signalls it will continue to tighten…
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Goldman Sachs Chief Economist on Rising Rates
Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius discusses his outlook for future rate hikes and the economy. For more investment strategies, visit the…
Rising Rates are Hammering Housing Stocks
Megan McGrath, senior homebuilding analyst at MKM Partners, and Stephen Stanley, Amherst Pierpont Securities chief economist, discuss the economy and housing and…
Interest Rates Won’t be an Issue for Equities
Andrew Slimmon, senior portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, and Carin Pai, head of equity strategy at Fiduciary Trust, discuss the…
Full Press Conference with Fed Chair After Rate Announcement
The Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate by another quarter-percentage point in September, representing the third increase of the year with…
3 Bearish U.S. Treasury ETNs that are Outperforming Year-to-Date
The common notion by the capital markets that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates on Wednesday was confirmed as Fed Chairman…
Trump Won’t be Happy with Rate Hikes Through 2020
Since taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump has been firing jabs at Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for raising interest rates–the same…
Fed Projects at Least Three More Rate Hikes in 2019
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed the general market consensus on Wednesday that interest rates would rise by capping off a two-day…
Trade Wars Do Not Concern Fed Chair Just Yet
After announcing that the Federal Reserve is raising the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 2.25, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell…
Federal Reserve Hikes Rates Third Time by 25 Basis Points
The common notion by the capital markets that the Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates today was confirmed as Fed Chairman…
Fixed-Income ETF for Slow, Steady Rate Climb
The inevitable revealed itself Friday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in a speech at the central bank’s annual retreat in…
One Way to Stop a Raging Bull Market: Rising Rates
While the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain can elicit rising heart rates, the opposite can be said for a raging…
Slow and Steady Rate Climb Expected, Fed Chair Says
Slow and steady may win the race, but in the case of current monetary policy, it also raises the rates. Federal Reserve…
Trump Takes Another Jab at Fed Chair for Raising Rates
U.S. President Donald Trump once again took jabs at Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for raising interest rates, telling political donors at…