Tony Crescenzi
Tony Crescenzi
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In light of today's $500 billion wealth loss in the stock market, it is rational to begin thinking about an endgame to the Fed's rate hike phase, ... At the very least, recent developments tell us that the Fed's actions have finally reached a critical breaking point that limits the scope for significant rate hikes going forward.
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A quarter point move is already built in to the market. It wouldn't have any impact.
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They are continuing to reinforce the point that regardless, with the stock markets down, they are going to continue to raise rates,
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Parry's comments hint that the Fed still views the neutral level of the federal-funds rate to be approximately two percentage points above the inflation rate,
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Greenspan's speech puts an exclamation point on the market's notion that the Fed will eventually have to cut rates in response to the rapid deceleration in the economy,
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The bond market remains quite bearish. The economic news did not change anyone's mind about the Fed raising rates,
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The bidding was quite aggressive. TIPS are well in demand these days.
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The Bank of Japan's feeble 10 basis-point rate cut to 0.15 percent shows the head-in-sand attitude that has led to weak money supply growth and a slow economy.
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The 'new era' economy, wherein strong growth and low inflation have coincided remarkably for several years, appears to be under duress in ways not seen in some time,
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The Fed's beige book contains a little something for both the bull and bear camps but has a marginally negative tone to it,
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The Fed certainly recognizes the importance that the markets are placing on the housing market and could well use it as a means of sending strong signals.
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If oil prices fall, it will help to stimulate economic activity -- the profit outlook will be better and also lower oil would bring down costs, making stocks the better asset class.
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It's an excuse to consolidate recent losses, although it seems highly implausible that federal officials would want to signal their plans, through any channel.
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The minutes appear to show a smaller degree of concern about inflation risks than some may have feared,