Rate Environment (June 6, 2016)
Rate Environment (May 30, 2016)
Rate Environment (April 18, 2016)
FOMC Leaves Rates Alone; Scales Back Forecasts
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) kept the target range for the fed funds rate at 0.25 percent to 0.50 percent, and scaled back forecasts for how high interest rates will rise this year.
Rate Environment (February 22, 2016)
Fed policy makers expressed concern that the fall in commodity prices and volatility in financial markets increasingly posed risks to the economy.
Rate Environment (January 11, 2016)
Minutes of the Fed’s December policy meeting revealed that some officials expressed concern inflation would linger below the 2% target.
FOMC hikes rates, signaling that its path will be gradual
As expected, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in a decade while signaling that the pace of subsequent increases will be gradual. The FOMC unanimously voted to set the new target range for the federal funds rate at 0.25% to 0.50%, up from zero to 0.25%. Policy makers separately forecast an appropriate rate of 1.375% at the end of 2016, implying four quarter-point increases next year.
Rate Environment (December 7, 2015)
Fed Chair Yellen said she’s confident in the outlook for growth and warned that delaying the first rate hike could force the central bank to tighten too quickly, disrupting the expansion.
Rate Environment (November 2, 2015)
Federal Reserve policy makers said they will consider tightening policy at their next meeting in December, without making a commitment to act this year, as the economy continues to expand at a “moderate” pace.
Rate Environment (October 5, 2015)
A weak employment report sent investors rushing to buy Treasury bonds on Friday, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year note dipping below 2% for the first time since April.
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