FOMC Hikes Funds Rate 25 BP For First Time In 3 Years To 3.75-4.0% Range
– Warsh: Strong Economy, High Inflation Made FOMC ‘Remove Dose of Accommodation’ – Warsh: Rate Hike Should Ensure ‘Timelier Return’ to Fed’s 2% Inflation Target – Warsh Refuses to ‘Prejudge’ Future FOMC Actions; No ‘Forward Guidance’ – FOMC Participants Project Funds Rate At 4.1% end ‘26; 4.1% end ‘27; 3.9% End ‘28 – PCE Inflation […]
BofA Global Research Fund Manager Survey: Fund Managers Cut Back on Risk in September amid Rising Uncertainty
— Managers Increase Cash, Reduce Other Holdings –Potential ‘Disorderly’ Rise in Bond Yields Seen as Top ‘Tail Risk’ NEW YORK (MaceNews) – Uncertainty about a wide array of issues put a dent in fund manager bullish exuberance in September, as per the latest BofA Global Fund Managers survey, released Tuesday. As a result of mounting […]
FOMC Holds Rates Steady; Drops Easing Bias By Ending Forward Guidance
— SEP Shows Fed Officials See Funds Rate Rising To 3.8% By End ‘26; Back to 3.6% end ’27 – -SEP Inflation Forecast Lifted for 2026 From 2.7% to 3.6% — Warsh Didn’t Submit Funds Rate Dot; Half Want Rate Same or Lower; Half Want Rate Hike – -Warsh Committed To 2% Inflation; ‘Compatible’ With […]