Monetary Policy
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Big banks signal Fed rate cuts may not be so great for them
By Thomas Franck
July 16, 2019, CNBC
A few of the largest U.S. banks on Tuesday warned investors of the effect multiple interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve could …
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Groping for new tools, central banks look at Japan’s yield controls
By Leika Kihara, Howard Schneider, and Balazs Koranyi
July 15, 2019, Reuters
Japanese-style interest rate caps are drawing interest from global central bankers worried about a downturn, including U.S. Federal …
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No-deal Brexit could bring near-zero rates: Bank of England’s Vlieghe
By William Schomberg and David Milliken
July 12, 2019, Reuters
The Bank of England might need to cut interest rates almost to zero after a no-deal Brexit, while repeated Brexit …
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A rate cut won’t affect the economy much but the Fed will still try, CIO says
David Bailin, CIO at Citi Private Bank, Jim O’Sullivan, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics, and Peter Boockvar, CIO at Bleakley Advisory Group, join “Squawk Box” to discuss the …
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Here’s where experts stand on whether the Fed will cut in July
The June jobs report came in stronger than expected, so could the numbers put the market and the Fed at odds? CNBC’s Steve Liesman reports.…
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Stephanie Aaronson: Fed presidents could cut rate by 25 basis points to heed inflation concerns
Michael Skordeles, head of U.S. macro strategy at Suntrust Advisory Services, and Stephanie Aaronson, vice president and director of economic studies at the Brookings Institution, join CNBC’s “Closing Bell” to …
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The fourth rate cut last year was excessive, says Allianz’ El-Erian
Mohamed El-Erian of Allianz and Peter Boockvar of Bleakley Advisory Group join “The Exchange” to discuss the possibility of a Fed rate cut in the near future.…
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A 50 basis-point rate cut in July was unrealistic, says Gilman Hill’s Jenny Harrington
Jenny Harrington, CEO and portfolio manager at Gilman Hill Asset Management, joins “Fast Money Halftime Report” to discuss the economy and the case for a rate cut from the Fed.…
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Charts that Count: why investors are abandoning triple-C debt
Many investors believe the U.S. Federal Reserve will lower interest rates, producing a rally in junk bonds. But for the junkiest of the junk, the trend doesn’t hold. Brooke Fox …
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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s Approach to Interest-Rate Policy Wins Bipartisan Backing
By Nick Timiraos
July 9, 2019, The Wall Street Journal
President Trump’s relentless public criticism of the man he picked to run the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, isn’t broadly shared …
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