Doubts on easing policy as gilt yields keep rising
It is only a few weeks since quantitative easing programmes were launched on both sides of the Atlantic – but already the effectiveness of the measures is being questioned. That is because the purchase of government bonds by both the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England is not helping sustain lower yields. And [...]
April 9, 2009
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Fed shock the markets with a bumper $1.15 trillion stimulus plan
The Federal Reserve shocked the market with a $1.15 trillion boost for the US economy. The funds will be used to buy government debt and to liquidate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Fed kept interest rates on hold at 0-0.25 % as expected, however the sheer scale of the plans surprised the markets. $300 [...]
March 19, 2009
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The Federal Reserve posts no surprises on interest rates
With a target Fed Funds Rate ( the rate at which The US major Banks are able to borrow overnight Dollars) already at a 0 – 0.25% level, further cuts are nigh on impossible. Attention therefore was firmly fixed on any mention of more innovative easing initiatives and also the mood of the accompanying statement. [...]
January 29, 2009
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Unprecedented Lows BUT where do we go from here?
The Federal Reserve, at their meeting yesterday evening, cut the Federal Funds target rate (the rate at which US Banks can borrow in the overnight) by a massive 75bp to a range of 0% to 0.25% and was additionally very aggressive in the statement that followed. The decision was unanimous amongst the Board, and the [...]
December 17, 2008
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US auto manufacturers bail-out rejection
looks like an absolute disaster for Stocks, Commodities and just for a change, Sterling. The Senate in the US last night, rejected the $14 billion bail-out plan that would have seen a deferment of the cash crisis at GM and Chrysler much to the dismay of markets that were still operating at the time of [...]
December 11, 2008
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MPC- more interest rates cuts on the cards
The minutes from this month’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting revealed that the MPC recognised the need for a cut in rates of at least 200 bp to ensure that their long-term inflationary goals would be met. However, they decided that a cut of this magnitude might have serious adverse effects on the value of the [...]
November 20, 2008
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FED cuts home loan rates to 4.25pc but recession feared
The Federal Reserve Board duly reduced its Funds Target Rate by 25bp to 4.25% but disappointed both the stock and bond markets by reducing its Discount rate by only the same margin (the discount rate is the rate at which the large American Banks can borrow from the Fed directly as ‘emergency funding’). Wall St [...]
December 12, 2007
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US data worries mortgage calculator worries
Earlier last week, the chance of a 25 vs. 50bp rate cut was close to fifty-fifty. Now, the odds for a half point cut are less than 25 percent because the payrolls figure was not bad enough to warrant a larger rate cut. Managing expectations has become a big component of the Fed’s job these [...]
December 10, 2007
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Loans interest rates helped by equity rises
Rises in equity prices, with Wall Street well inside positive territory, helped boost the currency converters alongside month end book squaring activities, even though the afternoon’s US data was at best mixed. For one, US personal income and spending data rose more slowly than expected, suggesting that consumer spending may cool off quickly. At the [...]
December 3, 2007
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Weak US home sales worries loan calculators
Although US new home sales rose by 1.7 % to 728,000, the reading came in below the 753,000 expected due to substantial downward revisions to previous months. September’s reading now stands at 716,000, the lowest rate since January 1996. The news offset earlier news of an upward revision to US third quarter GDP growth to [...]
November 30, 2007
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