Fed Day
Wednesday is Fed day. At 2:00 pm, they will announce their new target Fed Funds rate.
Long-Term Interest Rates, Where to Next? (TLT)
The bond markets continue to be a bit of an enigma at the moment. The interest rates on short-term securities have been on a relentless rise since the beginning of 2015.…
Fed Week | Fallacy of Interest Rate Price Fixing
The Fed tells us that they attempt to establish a level of interest rates that is neutral with respect to the general price level. This is one in which the…
Fed’s Yellen expects no new financial crisis in ‘our lifetimes’
The statement of public figures tells us a lot about conventional wisdom. In our views, government and regulatory bodies are "consensus" entities. That is to say, their statements have more…
Brexit on Its Way, French Have a New President: What’s Next for the Euro?
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The FED Does Not Set Interest Rates & Is Not Data Dependent
If you listen to the investment strategists, fixed-income specialists, financial press, politicians, and employees of the Federal Reserve System, you would think that interest rates are under control of the…