UPDATE: WHITE HOUSE WATCH: RESIDUAL MARKET HAPPINESS AS EVERYONE WONDERS WHAT’S NEXT

October 15th, 2019 By Denny Gulino THE WHITE HOUSE (MaceNews) – “Never a dull moment” doesn’t quite capture the atmosphere these days at the White House, where the show never stops, geopolitical events are triggered in far off places and the impeachment saga keeps deepening. So this particular Tuesday evening, as the sun goes down, cameramen […]

FED’S GEORGE: MOVING AHEAD WITH FEDNOW PAYMENTS SYSTEM

By Suzanne Cosgrove CHICAGO (MaceNews) – The Federal Reserve is moving quickly to design and implement its real-time payment system, known as FedNow, Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Esther George said Tuesday. “Work is under way now to engage with industry participants on the initial design and features of the service,” George said. George’s […]

FED OFFICIALS IN MORE CAUTIOUS, PATIENT MOOD AS FOMC MEETING NEARS

By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Those hoping for further aggressive credit easing by the Federal Reserve or for an indefinite continuation of interest rate cuts are likely to be disappointed, barring a weaker than expected U.S. economic performance or some event that significantly darkens the economic outlook beyond what Fed officials now envision. The […]

WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: GLOBAL GROWTH CUT TO +3.0%; US GROWTH +2.4%

–Canada Growth Forecast Stable at +1.5%/’19; UK +1.2% –China Growth Cut a Tenth to 6.1% WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Despite central bank accommodation in Europe and the United States, the International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook released Tuesday cut projected global growth by another two tenths to 3.0% for this year. The Euro area’s growth […]

FED’S BULLARD: HOPES CAN TAKE BACK RATE CUT INSURANCE IN 2020

By Laurie Laird LONDON (MaceNews) – Recent U.S. rate cuts have exerted an oversized dose of stimulus, potentially paving the way for moderate monetary tightening as early as next year, according to a noted Federal Reserve dove. “I am hopeful that the Fed has taken out enough insurance,” St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard […]