Federal Reserve – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:30:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Federal Reserve – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Inflation gauge ticks higher in U.S. https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-inflation-gauge-ticks-higher/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:16:04 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=497548 Price pressures prove stubborn, a sign that inflation's steady decline over the past two years has stalled in recent months

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]]> Fed cuts its key interest rate by quarter-point amid post-election uncertainty https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/fed-cuts-its-key-interest-rate-by-quarter-point-amid-post-election-uncertainty/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 20:30:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=496303 Rate cut follows larger half-point reduction in September

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]]> Transcript: Fed signals it’s not afraid to act to bolster U.S. economy https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/transcripts/transcript-fed-signals-its-not-afraid-to-act-to-bolster-u-s-economy/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 17:55:50 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=493938 Dustin Reid of Mackenzie Investments says market responded well to September’s unusually large half-point rate cut

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]]> Fed signals it’s not afraid to act to bolster U.S. economy https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/fixed-income/fed-signals-its-not-afraid-to-act-to-bolster-u-s-economy/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 17:55:08 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=493934 Dustin Reid of Mackenzie Investments says market responded well to September’s unusually large half-point rate cut

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]]> Fed’s favoured inflation gauge shows cooling price pressures https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/feds-favoured-inflation-gauge-shows-cooling-price-pressures/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:40:41 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=493525 Inflation in August was barely above the Fed's 2% inflation target

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]]> The Fed sees its inflation fight as a success. Will the public eventually agree? https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/the-fed-sees-its-inflation-fight-as-a-success-will-the-public-eventually-agree/ Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:11:36 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=493277 Polled Americans continue to cite inflation as a leading concern

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]]> Fed cuts key rate by sizable half-point https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/fed-cuts-key-rate-by-sizable-half-point/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:14:54 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=493041 Move reflects new focus on bolstering the job market

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]]> Will the Fed cut rates fast enough to deliver a ‘soft landing’? https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/will-the-fed-cut-rates-fast-enough-to-deliver-a-soft-landing/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:14:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=492799 The central bank is expected to announce a rate cut this Wednesday

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]]> U.S. inflation reaches three-year low https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/u-s-inflation-reaches-three-year-low/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:16:30 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=492457 It was the fifth straight annual drop and the smallest since February 2021

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]]> Fed pivot should create multiple tailwinds for fixed income https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/fixed-income/fed-pivot-should-create-multiple-tailwinds-for-fixed-income/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 18:25:12 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=491715 Siena Sheldon says investors that are still underweight fixed income should consider increasing their allocation

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