Building an Investment Portfolio
Bank investment portfolios are an increasingly important part of balance sheet management. As portfolios have grown by 5.9% over the past year, according to the FDIC, they also produce a larger share of earnings. Read More Here
Read MoreRate Environment (July 31, 2017)
The FOMC said it expects to begin shrinking its bond holdings “relatively soon,” according to a statement released after a two-day meeting on Wednesday. The group noted the recent weakness in prices while suggesting that inflation should stabilize around 2 percent “over the medium term. Read More Here
Read MoreRate Environment (June 19, 2017)
As expected, the Fed raised their benchmark rate for the third time in six months, maintained their outlook for one more hike in 2017 and set out details for shrinking their balance sheet. “Near-term risks to the economic outlook appear roughly balanced, but the committee is monitoring inflation developments closely,” the FOMC said on Wednesday. Read More Here
Read MoreRate Environment (May 30, 2017)
Most Fed officials judged it would soon be appropriate to tighten monetary policy again, according to minutes from the May 3rd FOMC meeting. Policy makers also said they would like to start shrinking their balance sheet by year-end, and agreed to provide details of the plan in the near future. Read More Here
Read MoreRate Environment (April 24, 2017)
The Federal Reserve isn’t likely to roil the market when the central bank starts to reduce its $4.5 trillion balance sheet, Vice Chairman Fischer said Monday. “My tentative conclusion to reducing the size of our balance sheet is that we appear less likely to face major market disturbances now than we did in the case of the taper tantrum,” Fischer said. Read More Here ...
Read MoreRate Environment (March 13, 2017)
Treasuries sold off amid further signs that major central banks are winding down ultra-loose monetary policies. The yield on the benchmark 10-year note settled at 2.58%, its highest close since Dec. 16. Read More Here
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