Sentences with phrase «raise the federal funds rate more»

«In that case, it would be prudent to raise the federal funds rate more gradually.»

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On March 31st the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate for the sixth time in 3 years and signaled its intention to raise rates twice more in 2018, aiming for a fed funds target of 3.5 % by 2020.

Even if the Federal Reserve raises the Fed Funds rate from 0.25 % to 2 %, interest rates are still low and what's more important is following the market (Treasury yields).

[1] The Framework discusses, ``... steps to raise the federal funds rate and other short - term interest rates to more normal levels...» That language, however, is ambiguous as the federal funds market has shrunk dramatically in a financial system awash in reserves.

When the Federal Reserve raises its benchmark Federal Funds Rate — as it did on June 14 by a quarter - point — attention tends to focus on... Read More

The Federal Reserve has raised the federal funds rate twice already in 2017, and most experts expect to see more rate hikes in the Federal Reserve has raised the federal funds rate twice already in 2017, and most experts expect to see more rate hikes in the federal funds rate twice already in 2017, and most experts expect to see more rate hikes in the future.

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These days the Fed seems more concerned about inflation than recession and had raised the federal funds rate to just over 5 percent as of mid-2006 to head off what it fears is a potentially overheated economy.