The Fed’s Recalibration

Post Covid Inflation   Source: Bianco. As of 9/24/24 In a recent op-ed, Jim Bianco argued that recessions and financial crises can create change across an economy. In 2020, we had both a financial crisis and a recession, significantly reshaping the economic...

FOMC: The First Cut is the Deepest?

The debate between 25 or 50bps has been settled. It appears that markets strong-armed the Fed to front-load their first cut, where today they cut the funds rate by 50bps. This moved the target rate range from 5.25% – 5.50% to 4.75% – 5.00%.  The updated...

June FOMC Recap & Thoughts

The “Hawkish” Pause   Yesterday the Fed left their target for the funds rate unchanged between 5% to 5.25%. Many labeled the pause a hawkish “skip” where further tightening is expected. The Fed DOT plot signaled that there could be two more rate hikes in 2023. QT...

FOMC March 16th, 2022

And…We Have Lift Off   As expected, the Fed raised the overnight target rate 25 bps to 0.25% – 0.50%. The market had priced seven hikes this year prior to the meeting, and the Fed delivered. For some time now, the market has been pulling the Fed in its...