On August 7, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Stephen Miran, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. If confirmed by the Senate, Miran would replace...more
As of this date, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has increased short-term interest rates eleven times in the last sixteen months to combat inflation. As a result, interest rates on short-term investments have...more
Summary - After pausing last month in its ongoing series of rate increases, the Federal Reserve Board today bumped up its benchmark interest rate, the fed funds rate, by .25% to a range of 5.25% to 5.50%—a 22-year high....more
In a continued effort to reduce inflation to its 2 percent target, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the benchmark interest rate another quarter-point, setting it between 5 and 5.25 percent, a 16-year high....more
How quickly things have changed. Just a year ago, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) gave a picturesque view of the economy. Any inflation was transitory and would likely fall to 2% in 2022. The federal funds rate would...more
U.S. Developments - Bipartisan crypto bill passes House of Representatives - Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1602, titled “Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021.” The bill was first...more
Previous Repos - In the last Client Alert, it was reported that the New York Fed recently infused approximately $220 billion into the banking system – $70 billion of overnight repos and $150 billion in term repos....more
U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators are “laying the groundwork for a delay of a fresh round of tariffs set to kick in on Dec. 15” as the countries continue to work through how a Chinese promise to make huge ag purchases from...more
To no one’s surprise, the Fed followed through with its months of promises and raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points yesterday. The FOMC also indicated that it’s planning to raise rates again in December....more
As widely expected, the Fed affirmed the general strength of the US economy today by raising the benchmark interest rate again today—the 5th raise since the financial crisis....more