If so, then the next hot topic will be when might the second rate hike occur next year and how
many more rate hikes might there be.
This could lead to more demand of what is already an appealing asset class and one to watch
if more rate hikes are in store for 2017.
Away from tax reform, we should expect
more rate hikes from the FED, potentially resulting in a slowing economy.
Expecting one
more rate hike at best, the Bank of Canada is looking past near - term wobbles and settling...
With the Fed likely to
signal more rate hikes, Sit Investment Associates» Bryce Doty foresees bumps ahead for bonds.
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The dollar index against the world's major currencies is at a four month high with the interest rate gap set to widen between the dollar and euro - zone as the US Federal Reserve plans
several more rate hikes this year.
It seems that there is a big question
about more rate hikes this year after the jobs report which could keep the REITs at loftier levels.
The Federal Reserve has raised the federal funds rate twice already in 2017, and most experts expect to
see more rate hikes in the future.
«I expect both days will be riveting... and I'm hoping she'll stay on message:
more rate hikes needed in a gradual attempt to get us back to normal.
Timmer: Yeah, so last August which was a key inflection point for the market — because at that point, nobody was expecting tax cuts anymore and the 10 - year Treasury had fallen to 2 %, and the bond market which of course is always pricing in the potential future, was pricing in only one
more rate hike over the subsequent two years.
With two
more rate hikes potentially on the horizon in 2017, we also believe now is a good time to clear up a few wrong assumptions some market watchers are making about rate normalization.
U.S. equity gauges retreated as investors struggled to digest minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee, which pointed to a strong economy, but also the «increased likelihood» of
more rate hikes ahead.
We see more attractive fixed income risks outside of interest rates, in part because U.S. economic growth may
warrant more rate hikes by the Fed.
At the moment many decisions are being made from a biased frame of mind; i.e. because we have had two recent rate increases this must mean
still more rate hikes are on the way.
In short, if the Canadian economy continues to meet or beat the BOC's expectations,
then more rate hikes are to be expected.
The markets are «grappling» with the possibility of three
more rate hikes from the Fed this year, says Khoon Goh of ANZ Research.
Expecting one
more rate hike at best, the Bank of Canada is looking past near - term wobbles and settling in on long - term view.
The Bank didn't give its own view on how
many more rate hikes it intends, but financial markets are implying only two more hikes between now and 2020.
With more rate hikes expected and U.S. inflation firming up, long - term interest rates have risen from their low of July 2016 and the market is watchful for more potential increases.
The Fed has already raised the short - term rate twice in 2017 and it has indicated that it plans at least one
more rate hike before the end of the year.
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates in December 2015 and December 2016, and
several more rate hikes are expected in 2017.
I like to be a contrian thinker and I think that most people believe that we will see
couple more rate hikes this year that was first initiated in December after 9 years.
«They're very data dependent and... potentially we could have
more rate hikes in order to keep inflation close to that two per cent mark,» James Marple, senior economist for TD Bank, said of the Bank of Canada.
Although no change in policy rates is expected, investors will watch for clues on whether three
more rate hikes are due for the rest of 2018.
The Fed maintained its forecast for two
more rate hikes this year, following speculation on whether budding inflation would push it toward raising its outlook to three more increases.
Markets were anticipating two
more rate hikes this year, but the odds are now skewing toward just one.
But others were reassured the Fed was not ramping up market expectations for
more rate hikes.
Economists at TD Bank Group believe two
more rate hikes are likely next year.
But some traders had expected the Fed to clearly signalwhether it will pull the trigger on two or three
more rate hikes this year.
The Federal Reserve first raised interest rates in December, then again in March, and it said it appeared the economy was on track for two
more rate hikes this year.
Wall Street closed lower on Thursday, weighed down by news about potential U.S. restrictions on Chinese telecommunications companies, and after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed outlook for
more rate hikes.
LONDON, May 3 - World stocks made little progress on Thursday as worries over global trade tensions weighed, while the U.S. dollar consolidated recent bumper gains after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed the outlook for
more rate hikes.