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How Much, How Far, How Fast, Not When | Weekly Economic Commentary | September 14, 2015
The policymaking arm of the Federal Reserve (Fed), the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), will hold its sixth of eight meetings of the year this week. On Thursday, September 17, 2015, at the conclusion of the two-day meeting, the FOMC will release a statement and a new economic and interest rate forecast.
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Should Emerging Market Investors Fight The Fed? | September 14, 2015 | Weekly Market Commentary
Emerging market stocks have not won much lately, but the Fed may be a winnable fight. The Federal Reserve, which announces its policy decision on September 17, 2015, is on the verge of starting a rate hike cycle for the first time in more than 10 years.
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How Much, How Far, How Fast, Not When | Weekly Economic Commentary | September 14, 2015
The policymaking arm of the Federal Reserve (Fed), the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), will hold its sixth of eight meetings of the year this week. On Thursday, September 17, 2015, at the conclusion of the two-day meeting, the FOMC will release a statement and a new economic and interest rate forecast.
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Should Emerging Market Investors Fight The Fed? | September 14, 2015 | Weekly Market Commentary
Emerging market stocks have not won much lately, but the Fed may be a winnable fight. The Federal Reserve, which announces its policy decision on September 17, 2015, is on the verge of starting a rate hike cycle for the first time in more than 10 years.
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Bonds To Fed: Do Not Raise Rates | Bond Market Perspectives | September 08, 2015
Last week’s jobs report was just the sort of “not too hot, not too cold” result that kept a possible Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike on the table at the conclusion of next week’s Fed meeting.
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Beige Book: Window On Main Street | Weekly Economic Commentary | September 08, 2015
The latest Beige Book suggests that the U.S. economy is still growing at or above its long-term trend, indicating that some of the “transitory factors” that held the U.S. economy back in the first quarter of 2015 have faded. Comments also indicate that concern over China’s impact on the U.S. economy has increased and that…