BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey:  Investors Prepare for Lower Yields in 2024

–Seventy-six percent of managers convinced Fed rate hike cycle over –Geopolitics become number one “tail risk” by Vicki Schmelzer NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Global investors prepared for lower yields in November, with cash levels falling and allocation to stocks and bonds on the rise, according to the findings of BofA Global Research’s monthly fund manager […]

Fed’s Daly, Mester Argue for Further Fed Rate Hikes To Reduce Inflation

– Daly: 2 Rate Hikes ‘A Very Reasonable Projection’; Could Do More or Less – Mester Urges ‘Somewhat Tighter Monetary Policy’ For ‘More Timely’ Inflation Fall – Daly: Banks Not Curbing Credit More Than Expected in Slowing Economy By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – Senior Federal Reserve officials largely concurred Monday on the need for […]

FOMC Faces Tough Choice of Policy Options: Hike, Skip or Pause

– At Issue: The Funds Rate May Be ‘Restrictive,’ But Is it ‘Sufficiently Restrictive‘? By Steven K. Beckner (MaceNews) – In the run up to the Federal Reserve’s mid-June monetary policy meeting we’ve been witnessing a kind of clinic on central bank communication or, some would say, miscommunication. With key data yet to arrive and […]

Bank of Canada Surprises Market with 25 BP Rate Hike; Warns Policy-makers More Worried Inflation Could Get Stuck Well Above 2%

 –BOC Decision Reflects Its View: Policy Not Sufficiently Restrictive to Bring Supply/Demand Back into Balance, Return Inflation Sustainably To 2% Target –BOC: Canada’s Labor Market Remains Tight; Overall, Excess Demand Looks to Be More Persistent Than Anticipated By Max Sato (MaceNews) – The Bank of Canada on Wednesday raised its policy interest rate – the […]