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Is the Federal Reserve Adding to Market Confusion?

The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee has taken the relative small (and symbolically huge) step of raising the target Fed Funds rate by one-quarter point. But its decision-making process and communications to financial markets both before and after the move … Continue reading

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The Fed Tries to Thread the Needle

Last week, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to leave the target Fed Funds rate unchanged at 0%-0.25%. This was consistent with the views expressed in the pricing of Fed Funds futures, but it was still a disappointment to those … Continue reading

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