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International fiscal policy is slowly entering a new phase – but you should look carefully for the signs or you might miss them. The messages from central banks are carefully worded and often couched in smoke-and-mirror terms so no one can blame them if the economy goes wrong. But after a decade of relative inactivity, … Read more
US interest rates have gone up 0.25% for only the second time since the 2008 financial crisis. The official interest rate hike announced by Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellon doubles the former rate to 0.5%. And she warned three more rises were on the way in 2017. The nation had debated if rates would rise … Read more
Interest rates will rise again in the USA this year, Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen has hinted. She was giving advance warning to investors that a rate hike is on the way in a bid to thwart stock market jitters. Last year, speculation about a US interest rate increase saw stock markets around the world … Read more
Fund managers and economists are predicting what the first US Federal Reserve interest rate rise for nine years will mean to the markets. Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellon announced hiking the rate from 0.25% to 0.5 after spending two-days discussing the pros and cons with the Federal Open Market Committee. Here’s a round-up of some … Read more
The US Federal Reserve rate hike really came as no surprise after weeks of hints and signals from chair Janet Yellon. The Fed hitched up the official interest rate in the US by 0.25% to 0.5% – the first increase in seven years. Yellen confirmed the rate increase after a two-day session of the Federal … Read more
Another round of extreme currency and bond volatility is on the horizon as the US Federal Reserve considers putting up interest rates. The United States has had a rate of just over 0% since the closing months of 2008, but the latest minutes of the Fed’s last rate-setting meeting show the committee is split on … Read more
Worries about interest rate rises in the United States may have been put on the back burner by the Federal Reserve. Minutes of the latest open market committee meeting cite concerns about the strengthening dollar and fear of global economic growth faltering may put off a decision to hike rates. The US policymakers are watching … Read more
US Federal Reserve chairman Janet Yellen has revealed that interest rates in the country could begin to increase as early as 2015 – news that sent Wall Street sliding. The message was delivered during her first public outing since starting her post as chairman. She stated interest rates may start to increase around six months … Read more
The Federal Reserve’s new Chairperson has told lawmakers the UK economy recovery is still “far from complete”. Speaking on Tuesday, Janet Yellen also said that the direction of the Fed was likely to follow the path it was already taking under previous chairperson Ben Bernanke’s leadership. “I served on the committee as we formulated our … Read more
First, investors poured money into emerging markets with promises of dramatic returns. Now, after a lack of the desired results, investors have been yanking their money back out – with over USD 6.3 billion being taken from emerging market equity funds last week alone. This is the biggest outflow of dollars on record, resulting in … Read more