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Federal Reserve
November 7, 2023

Are the Fed’s Rate Hikes Really Over?

The Federal Open Market Committee decided at its most recent monetary policy meeting last week to pause rate hikes once again, leaving the target federal funds rate at 525-550% That was a move that,...

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Federal Reserve
October 31, 2023

Higher for Longer, But for How Long?

All eyes are on the Federal Open Market Committee once again this week, as the Committee meets again to discuss whether or not to raise the target federal funds rate The current target rate is...

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Federal Reserve
September 19, 2023

Will the Fed Raise Rates This Week?

Once again, the financial world will wait with bated breath to find out what the Federal Open Market Committee does this week The FOMC, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision-making...

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Federal Reserve
September 12, 2023

Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?

The Latin phrase quis custodiet ipsos custodes is often translated as “Who watches the watchmen” It’s normally used to refer to the problem of police corruption or governmental overreach, a...

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Economy
August 15, 2023

Inflation Is Under Control… Or Is It?

When inflation data came out last month showing that the consumer price index (CPI) had fallen to 3% year on year, many observers hailed it as evidence that the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy...

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Federal Reserve
August 1, 2023

The Fed Raised Rates Again: What Next?

To no one’s surprise, the Federal Reserve decided to raise its target federal funds rate at last week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting But that decision raised more questions than...

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Federal Reserve
July 25, 2023

Is a Fed Rate Hike Still on the Menu?

All eyes will be on the Federal Reserve this week as the Federal Open Market Committee meets to determine the future path of monetary policy This will be the last meeting before Washington goes on...

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Federal Reserve
June 20, 2023

Will the Fed’s Pause Be Permanent?

After 10 consecutive meetings with an increase in the federal funds rate, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) finally decided to pause its rate hikes at its most recent meeting The question now...

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Economy
June 13, 2023

Even as Inflation Slows, Problems Continue

Today’s consumer price index (CPI) release showed that inflation slowed to 4% year on year, from 49% year on year last month The news headlines of course play this up as a positive result of the...

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