Fed Hike Aftermath Series

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Fed Hike Aftermath Series: Hike odds post March FOMC

Mar 17, 2017 08:03 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

As expected, the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rate by 25 basis points in its March meeting. However, aside from the rate hike, there were no major changes in the FOMC forecast or statement, except for few minor...

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Fed Hike Aftermath Series: Hike odds review

Mar 13, 2017 06:01 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

With January meeting gone, there are eight more Fed meetings scheduled ahead for this year and according to the December projection, the Fed is expected to hike rates by 25 basis points in three of them. The financial...

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Fed hike Aftermath Series: Faster rate hikes could spark dangers for foreign fixed exchange rates

Mar 08, 2017 08:39 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Last December, policymakers at US Federal Reserve forecasted three rate hikes in 2017, however, the financial markets was in no mood to price them seriously, as in the past, two years prior to 2016 Fed didnt hike rates as...

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Fed Rate Hike Expectations Fast Forwarded

Mar 03, 2017 07:37 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Past seven days have been extraordinary in terms of rate hike expectations from the US Federal Reserve. As all policymakers spoken this week suggested faster rate hikes in 2017, sooner than themarket is expecting, the rate...

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Fed Hike Aftermath Series: Key commentaries from Lael Brainard

Mar 02, 2017 06:49 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

One of the most dovish policymakers at the FOMC, Lael Brainard seems to be changing her tone towards monetary policy adjustments for 2017. In a speech to the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Ms....

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Fed Hike Aftermath Series: Market finally pricing three hikes in 2017

Mar 02, 2017 06:27 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

As an array of Federal Reserve policymakers shared their views of a faster rate hike in 2017 that anticipated by the financial market, the market has finally started to price three rate hikes in 2017, for the first time...

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Chart of the Day: March is live

Mar 01, 2017 15:19 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The market participants are getting it. After several prominent FOMC speakers, including well-known dove William Dudley of the New York Fed, suggested that rate hikes need to be sooner than the market expectations, the...