US FOMC

The US economy is strong but the inflation picture is making life trickier for the Fed.

At its December meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to lower its benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points to 3.50%-3.75%. Three officials voted...

At its June meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to keep its benchmark policy rate unchanged at 4.25%-4.50% as expected. The new Summary of Economic...

At its March meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to keep its benchmark policy rate unchanged at 4.25%-4.50% as expected. The new Summary of Economic...

As was widely expected, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) chose to keep its benchmark rate unchanged at 4.25%-4.50% today. After having reduced policy...

In one of the most highly debated Fed decisions in recent history, the Federal Open Market Committee today decided to kick start its rate-cutting cycle with an...

Despite economic uncertainty, markets rallied in the first half of 2024, driven by expected Fed rate cuts and surging AI stocks. The second half of the year is likely...

Recent focus has centered on the Federal Open Market Committee’s dot plot, which now suggests just one rate cut in 2024. However, a closer examination reveals the...

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) kept the benchmark policy rate at 5.25%-5.50% today for the seventh consecutive meeting. More significantly, the latest dot...

As expected (by me and pretty much everyone else) the Fed held interest rates unchanged and announced that it would commence its balance sheet normalization plan in...