If you can’t understand why markets were flying up like a rocket while global economies crashed, you’re not the only one. It seemed like a bad joke that the Dow, S&P 500 and the FTSE were...
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Gold takes a tumble on FED outlook, but the near term bull case is still very much alive (GOLD, $GLD, $GC_F, $DXY)
Gold took a tumble yesterday in sync with wider equities markets following the interest rate announcement by the Federal Reserve. Sentiment towards gold was rather bullish ahead of the 25 point rate...
Is the Fed losing control of rates as Trump’s influence appears to grow?
This evening will see the Federal Reserve decide on whether to increase US interest rates for the fourth time this year. The consensus is that the federal funds rate will be hiked by another quarter...
Speedy Fed rate hike path risks imminent US recession, warns Guggenheim’s Minerd
With the Fed expected to raise rates again next month after already raising them twice this year, Guggenheim Partners’ investment chief Scott Minerd has warned the central bank is at risk of pushing...
Trump’s attacks threaten Fed independence – but politicised monetary policy puts everyone at risk
Last week saw President Donald Trump take the highly unconventional step of publicly criticising the Federal Reserve’s approach to monetary policy, accusing it of potentially disrupting the recovery...
Fed sticks to three rate hike plan for 2018 in new chair Powell’s debut policy meeting
Indices around the world edged down slightly today after the US Federal Reserve stuck by forecasts that it will lift interest rates three times in 2018. As expected, new Fed chair Jerome Powell...