In between tweets about Michael Flynn’s court appearance and Twitter making it hard for him to accumulate followers, President Donald Trump on Tuesday made an eye-catching remark about monetary policy: “Stop with the 50 B’s,” he told the Federal Reserve.
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Fed likely to Raise Rates, Possibly end ‘Accommodative’ Policy Era
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) — Two-day policy meeting could mark the formal end of the “accommodative” level of rates the Fed has used to support the American economy since the onset of the 2007-2009 recession.
Stocks in Asia Retreat After Fed
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Stocks in Asia Retreat After Fed — Asian stocks tracked U.S. shares lower after the Federal Reserve said inflation is close to its target, without indicating any need to waver from its path of gradually tightening monetary policy. The dollar declined.
Powell Jumps in Driver’s Seat as Fed Weighs Speed of Rate Hikes
Gold Silver Reports – The tougher job for the Federal Reserve’s new chairman as he presides over his first gathering of the central bank’s policy-setting committee is deciding what to do next.
Stocks Slump as Traders Await Next Week’s Fed Move
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) INDIA – Stocks Slump as Traders Await Next Week’s Fed Move — U.S. stocks fell for the third straight day after lackluster retail sales figures fanned concern that consumer spending is cooling, while traders awaited next week’s rate decision by the Federal Reserve. Ten-year Treasury yields tightened.