The Wall Street Journal – Jon Hilsenrath: Fed Seeing More Cause for Pause on Rates Federal Reserve officials appear increasingly reluctant to raise short-term interest rates at their March policy meeting, and possibly beyond, amid market turbulence, China?s dimmed outlook... Read More
The Wall Street Journal – Jon Hilsenrath: Fed Sees Risks to U.S. Economy Rising Fed officials are unlikely to raise rates in March if growth outlook dims In her testimony, Ms. Yellen made clear she saw an abundance of risks... Read More
The Federal Reserve – Press Release: January 27, 2016 Consistent with its statutory mandate, the Committee seeks to foster maximum employment and price stability. The Committee currently expects that, with gradual adjustments in the stance of monetary policy, economic activity... Read More
The New York Times – Fed Raises Key Interest Rate for First Time in Almost a Decade The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that it would raise short-term interest rates for the first time since the financial crisis, a decision... Read More
<Click on graphic for larger image> The Wall Street Journal – Jon Hilsenrath: Fed Officials Worry Interest Rates Will Go Up, Only to Come Back Down More than half of economists polled predict federal-funds rate back near zero within next... Read More
<Click on chart for larger image> The Wall Street Journal – Jon Hilsenrath: Fed Plans to Signal Gradual, Cautious Path on Rate Hikes After liftoff, central bank will look to strike balance between flexibility and articulating a plan For Federal... Read More
<Click on graphic for larger image> Social Science Research Network – Stock Returns Over the FOMC Cycle We document that since 1994 the equity premium in the US and in the rest of the world is earned entirely in weeks... Read More
The Wall Street Journal – Hilsenrath Analysis: Jobs Report Clears the Way for Fed Rate Increase Jobs numbers came in as expected by Wall Street analysts Friday?s employment report clears the way for the Federal Reserve to raise short-term interest... Read More
<Click on chart for larger image> CNBC – Coming soon to central banks: ‘The great monetary divergence’ Is “the great monetary divergence” upon us? According to one expert, the answer will become clear in 24 hours. European Central Bank President... Read More
<Click on graphic for larger image> The Wall Street Journal – In Seeking Policy Clues, Not All Fed Speak Is Equal When it comes to watching the Federal Reserve, it?s a good idea to keep an eye on Atlanta and... Read More
<Click on chart for larger image> The Wall Street Journal – Jon Hilsenrath: Fed Holds Rates Near Zero, but Signals Possible Hike ?at Its Next Meeting? Officials remove explicit mention of concern at overseas tumult, but inflation remains a point... Read More
CNBC – Chance of recession highest in two years: Survey The median of the 41 respondents sees the first rate in December, compared with September in the prior survey. While about half of the respondents forecast the first rate hike... Read More
<Click on chart for larger image> The Wall Street Journal – Jon Hilsenrath: Fed Doubts Grow on 2015 Rate Hike The chances of a Federal Reserve interest-rate increase in 2015 are diminishing amid new signs of anemic economic activity, a... Read More
<Click on chart for larger image> The Wall Street Journal – Jon Hilsenrath: Soft Jobs Numbers Likely to Stay Fed?s Hand in October Friday?s soft jobs numbers are unlikely to produce panic at the Federal Reserve about the health of... Read More
The Wall Street Journal – Jon Hilsenrath: Fed Declines to Comment on Yellen?s Health A Federal Reserve spokeswoman declined Friday to say if Chairwoman Janet Yellen resumed a normal work schedule or sought follow-up medical attention a day after she... Read More
Comment Yesterday Bianco Research, in conjunction with Arbor Research & Trading, hosted a webcast/teleconference moderated by Jim Bianco. Audio [audio:https://www.biancoresearch.com/bianco/SubscriberArea/092415.mp3|titles=Conference Call ] Webcast [hana-flv-player video=”https://www.biancoresearch.com/bianco/SubscriberArea/092415.flv” width=”600″ height=”495″ description=”” player=”3″ autoload=”false” autoplay=”false” loop=”false” autorewind=”true” splashimage=”https://www.biancoresearch.com/bianco/wp-content/themes/twentyten/images/splash.jpg” /] [pageview class=”PDFViewer” url=”https://www.biancoresearch.com/bianco/wp-content/plugins/PDFViewer/plugin.php?id=272″] The Wall... Read More
[pageview class=”PDFViewer” url=”https://www.biancoresearch.com/bianco/wp-content/plugins/PDFViewer/plugin.php?id=270″] The Federal Reserve – Press Release (September 17, 2015) ?Recent global economic and financial developments may restrain economic activity somewhat and are likely to put further downward pressure on inflation in the near term.? ..To support continued... Read More
Comment Jim Bianco was interviewed by Financial Repression Authority last week and discussed the Federal Reserve. To view the interview, click on the image above. To view any of our recent interviews, click here. <Click on graphic for larger image>... Read More
The Wall Street Journal – Jon Hilsenrath: Agreement on September Rate Increase Eludes Fed Federal Reserve officials aren?t near an agreement to begin raising short-term interest rates heading into a crucial week of private discussions before their Sept. 16-17 policy... Read More
<Click on chart for larger image> Bloomberg.com – Bond Market Sends Fed All-Clear to Raise Interest Rates Investors accept Yellen’s plan for gradual, data-driven policy Big differences from central-bank tightenings in 2004, 1999 Just about every indicator is telling the... Read More