The Federal Open Market Committee Issued Its Monetary Policy Statement and Held Rates Steady at 5.50%… After the announcement, the future probability of a rate cut rose to 67%. What it means— Did ...
Week In Review – March 19 2024
Consumer Price Index Rose 0.4% in February, Was Up 3.2% Over the Last Year… The core Consumer Price Index (CPI), excluding food and energy, fell to 3.8%, but it was higher than the forecast of ...
Week In Review – March 11 2024
The U.S. Economy Created 275,000 Jobs in February, Well Above the 200,000 Estimate…Unemployment ticked up from 3.7% to 3.9%. What it means— Did we really create 275,000 jobs? Who knows? While ...
Week In Review – March 4 20204
Personal Consumption Expenditures Index Rose 0.3% in January… Excluding food and energy, the Personal Consumption Expenditures Index (PCE) rose 0.4%. What it means— Trailing energy prices gave ...
Week In Review – February 12 2024
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Gives Interview on Television Show 60 Minutes… Powell discussed where we are in the monetary cycle and the forecasts of the voting members of the Federal Open ...