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US Fed raises interest rate: Three questions investors need to ask themselves

International Finance DeskMarch 16, 2017

by International Finance DeskMarch 16, 2017

Hike by the world’s de facto central bank confirms that we’re in a new era of higher inflation and higher interest rates Nigel Green March 16, 2017: The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the second time in three months on Wednesday. It was prompted to do so by strong jobs data, and forecasts...

Economy

US interest rate hike could come sooner than later?

International Finance DeskJanuary 20, 2017

by International Finance DeskJanuary 20, 2017

Fed Chair Janet Yellen says the economy is almost at full employment and inflation is moving in the direction of the Fed’s goal...

Economy

End of era of very low inflation and interest rates

International Finance DeskDecember 15, 2016

by International Finance DeskDecember 15, 2016

Many investors believe there are more hikes to come due to the strength of the US economy and the likely policies of a Trump presidency...

Economy

US Fed hikes interest rate

International Finance DeskDecember 15, 2016

by International Finance DeskDecember 15, 2016

The hike is only the second since 2008 IFM Correspondent December 15, 2016: Citing an improving economy, the US Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate on December 14 for the first time in 2016 by a quarter percentage point. In a statement after a two-day meeting, the Fed said policymakers unanimously agreed to lift...

Economy

US Fed hints at rate hike

International Finance DeskNovember 3, 2016

by International Finance DeskNovember 3, 2016

Will wait ‘for some further evidence of continued progress toward its objectives’ IFM Correspondent November 3, 2016: The Federal Reserve on November 2 hinted at hiking interest rates in December. For now, officials voted to keep rates unchanged following a meeting in Washington. They emphasised that the pace of rate hikes will depend on evolution...

Economy

Getting closer to US interest rate hike

International Finance DeskSeptember 2, 2016

by International Finance DeskSeptember 2, 2016

Fed Chair says data is moving in the right direction and she is philosophically inclined to increase rates, but… Seth Roman September 02, 2016: The intention of the Federal Reserve Board to raise rates is clear, but it is still a question of when. In her annual speech at the Jackson Hole Summit in Wyoming,...

Economy

‘Fed rate decision based on upbeat view of economy, market readiness’

International Finance DeskDecember 21, 2015

by International Finance DeskDecember 21, 2015

Global uncertainty, low inflation not enough to delay liftoff decision, say BBVA Compass economists December 21, 2015: The US Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates was based on an assessment by Fed policymakers that the US economy was headed in the right direction and ripe to handle the long road to monetary normalisation, BBVA...