Tag Archives: Fed
FI Eye-Opener: Yellen helps stocks to record
Bond yields dropped yesterday more so in Europe than in the US. The 10-yr Bund yield dropped 5 bps to 1.56% the lowest level since July last year.
Fed Fisher Calls For Refined Communication On Rate Changes
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher said Thursday that in his view the Federal Reserve should mull refining its communication on future changes of its key overnight interest rates.
Fed Rosengren: Labor Slack Says Be Patient Removing Monetary Stimulus
Despite the sharp decline in the most widely watched measure of unemployment, “significant” remaining labor market slack and an accompanying “absence” of inflation pressure call for
Fed Minutes: Less Easing Sentiment, No Discount Rate Cut Request
A slight tilt toward a firmer monetary policy – or at least less sentiment for additional monetary stimulus – is revealed in minutes of the latest Federal Reserve Board meeting on
G-20 Agrees On Monetary Policies ‘Calibration,’ Eye On Growth
The first G-20 meeting under Australian leadership managed to agree more than skeptics thought possible – the idea that developed economies will calibrate their monetary policies and
Fed Bullard: Will Reconsider ’14 FFR Hike Forecast
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said Friday he was projecting a “late 2014” hike in the federal funds rate in December when he and
Fed Fisher: To Advocate $10B Taper Per FOMC Meeting
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher Friday said he urged Fed policymakers to continue dialing back its monthly bond purchases at the same pace as they have done at each of its last two policy meetings.
Forex Weekly Report
Energy dependence has detrimental impact on current account The Japanese current account is being watched carefully for signs of improvement.
Market Looking Out For Outlook Hints From Fed’s Minutes
The Federal Reserve is set to release the minutes from its January FOMC meeting on Wednesday, and market participants are sure to closely sift through them for any clues about the future of quantitative easing.
Fed’s Yellen Is a Structural Dove Unlike Bernanke
Looking back, I would label Bernanke as a cyclical dove. His dovish nature about policy developed after a career of studying the Great Depression and what went wrong.
FX Daily
US retail sales likely got off to a soft start in January following a strong finish to2013. As consensus we look for 0.0% m/m in total retail sales and 0.1% m/m in retailsales ex autos and gasoline.
Fed Bullard: Expect Qualitative Shift In Fwd Guidance
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard Wednesday said that while the Fed’s quantitative forward guidance served its purpose,