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The Committee is Unanimous!

The Committee is Unanimous!

The long-anticipated decision from the Federal Open Market Committee today was to raise the Fed Funds Rate by a quarter point, the first hike in three years, as the Fed moves to combat rising inflation risks. The Committee voted unanimously to lift rates to a new...

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Caught Between Two Pressures

Caught Between Two Pressures

Heading into the September 16 FOMC decision, swaps and futures markets imply roughly 60% odds that the Fed lifts its target range to 3.75%–4%.That puts the market and the White House on opposite sides of the same question.

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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Just two weeks after unveiling its buyback schedule for the quarter, the Treasury Department announced Wednesday that it’s doubling — at minimum — the size of its liquidity support buyback operations for securities in the 10-year to 30-year range.

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Warsh Takes The Helm With Clear Message

Warsh Takes The Helm With Clear Message

The Federal Open Market Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 3-1/2 to 3-3/4 percent, in support of the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate, and continuing its policy of maintaining ample reserves in the banking system.

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