Sentences with phrase «fed funds rates shift»

«Last call at the bar» Raising fed funds rates shift growth into the present, and lowers future growth.

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Traders in the fed funds futures market, though, have shifted expectations and now don't expect the next rate hike until at least June.

The Fed's projected path of interest rates shifted downward, with the long - run federal funds rate now seen at 3.5 percent, compared with 3.75 percent at the last policy meeting.

But what of the shift in opinions regarding the level of the Fed Funds rate over time?

No immediate change in Fed policy is likely — winding down QE3 over the next few months as announced in December will continue, the Fed funds rate target won't shift from its current zero to 25 basis points and the yield on the ten year Treasury note won't rise by much.

The Fed's commitment to keep the Fed Funds rate low for an «extended period» also supports the shift into longer bonds as it gives investors the added confidence to switch into longer maturity bonds.