Sentences with phrase «tightening cycle since»

Fed Chair Janet Yellen last week signaled the U.S. central bank is on track to raise rates this year, despite a weak first quarter that some analysts believe could force the Fed to wait longer before starting its first tightening cycle since 2004 - 2006.

Being but a curious and doubting slob, this time I took the time to look at each of the 15 tightening cycles since 1954.

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Since the U.S. is the most advanced in its cycle, the Fed is at the forefront of the monetary tightening debate.

The pace of rate increases has picked up since the central bank began its tightening cycle in December 2015.

Since the beginning of its current tightening cycle in June 2004, the federal funds rate has been increased from 1.0 per cent to 2.5 per cent in increments of 25 basis points at each Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand raised its target rate by 25 basis points to 6.75 per cent in March, taking the cumulative increase since this tightening cycle began in early 2004 to 175 basis points.