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Fed Cuts for the Third Straight Meeting

This afternoon, by a 9-3 count, the FOMC voted in favor of a 25 basis point reduction in the overnight...

Job Openings Rise as Markets Await Tomorrow’s Fed Decision

After two months of silence, today’s release of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) is the first official...

Recent Labor Weakness Supports December Cut

With the December FOMC meeting less than a week away and committee members muted in the midst of their mandated...

Retail Sales Slow in September with Holiday Week Data Catch Up

The Census Bureau released September retail sales and the Bureau of Labor Statistics published the September Producer Price Index today...

Mixed Employment Data Boosts Chances of December Cut

The September employment report was 48 days late but drew considerable investor attention amid an otherwise barren economic release schedule....

Oct Fed Minutes Offer Little New Information

Most of the critical information contained in the October FOMC minutes was already well known; in particular, the unusual degree...

Mixed Private Sector Data Unlikely to Reroute Fed

At 36 days (and counting) the federal government shutdown is now the longest in history. The results of yesterday’s elections...

Fed Cuts, while Suggesting December Decision is Undetermined

This afternoon, Fed officials announced a quarter point reduction in the overnight target rate for the second straight meeting. The...

Fed Easing Now Certain as Consumer Inflation Eases

The September Consumer Price Index (CPI) wasn’t as warm as expected, adding certainty to next week’s widely-expected quarter point rate...

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