Fed Minutes Show Bankers Likely to Reduce Balance Sheet by $95 Billion per Month, Starting in May... The minutes from the March FOMC meeting reflected consensus on letting almost $100 billion in bonds ...
Week In Review – March 28 2022
Federal Reserve Chair Powell Said Central Bank Stands Ready to Raise Rates by 0.50% if Necessary... In remarks about fighting inflation, Powell noted that the bankers will do whatever is necessary, ...
Week In Review – March 21 2022
The Federal Reserve Raised Rates by 0.25%... The central bankers forecast that they will raise rates six more times this year, bringing the federal overnight funds rate close to 2%. What it means— ...
Week In Review – March 7 2022
The U.S. Economy Created 678,000 Jobs in February... The Bureau of Labor Statistics revised the December and January numbers higher by a total of 92,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped from 4% to ...
Week In Review – February 22 2022
Russia Removes a Few Troops from the Ukrainian Border…or Did They?... After massing more than 100,000 troops along the Ukrainian border in what looked like preparations for war, Russia announced that ...