The Federal Reserve Held Monetary Policy Unchanged but Noted Faster Economic Growth… The central bankers increased their GDP forecast for this year and next and moved back their estimate of when rates ...
Week In Review – May 24 2021
Federal Reserve Minutes Spook the Markets… The Federal Reserve released the minutes from its April meeting. While the bankers appeared to take a balanced view of the economy, already-nervous investors ...
Week In Review – April 19 2021
Federal Reserve Chair Powell Provided Guidance, Will Taper Bond Purchases Before Raising Rates… When speaking to the Economic Club of Washington about reducing bond purchases, Powell said, “That would ...
Week In Review – March 22 2021
Federal Reserve Plans to Hold Steady for Years… At their regularly scheduled meeting this week, the central bankers agreed to hold monetary policy steady and for the majority forecast rates to remain ...
Week In Review – February 2302021
Texas Suffers a Deep Freeze That Pushes Energy Offline… The Lone Star State experienced historically low temperatures that brought some of the nation’s energy complex to a halt as refiners shut down ...