The Federal Reserve (Fed) last week proceeded
with policy normalization as we expected, raising rates by 0.25 %.
We see scope for the U.S. dollar to regain some ground against the euro as the Federal Reserve presses ahead
with policy normalization and U.S. inflation looks ripe for a rebound.
All eyes are said to be off Greece now and taking focus on the likelihood for the Fed moving forward
with policy normalization.
Not exact matches
If this trend continues, and
with Jens Weidmann at the helm, this could lead to a faster
policy rate
normalization path, starting in the second half of 2019,» UBS said.
«In the face of higher inflation risks, there is a greater need now to proceed
with monetary
policy normalization.»
OTE'ers know that I'm far from uncritical of Fed
policy, especially lately, what
with their
normalization campaign occurring as inflation is drifting down and wage growth is kinda stalled out at around 2.5 %.
In part, that seems to be the Fed's intent
with its
normalization policy.
There are objective reasons to be optimistic, including ongoing labor market improvements — underscored by falling unemployment and underemployment rates, as well as solid job growth — combined
with the Federal Reserve's expectations that conditions will permit further interest rate hikes this year as it continues to move toward
policy «
normalization.»
Perspective from Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group ® US Federal Reserve Moves Toward Gradual
Policy Normalization With the US gross...
With the recovery in the United States the most entrenched, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) is already farthest down the path toward
policy normalization.
After a long stretch characterized by ultra-low interest rates, slow growth, minimal inflation, cheap oil, and little
policy progress due to a conflicted Congress, we are now doing a dramatic 180 degree turn to a lower tax, less regulation, pro-growth environment,
with higher rates and higher inflation — a
normalization of sorts.
«We expect the first rate hike of the year at the March Fed meeting, a move fully priced in by the market,
with continued gradual monetary
policy normalization under the new leadership of Fed Chair Jerome Powell,» Duncan says.
«A gradual rate of monetary
policy normalization, combined
with February's largest gain in residential construction employment in more than a year (a 25,000 payroll increase out of a 61,000 total construction payroll gain), should help the housing market,» says Doug Duncan, chief economist at Fannie Mae.