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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in November indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate. Averaging through hurricane-related fluctuations, job gains have been solid, and the unemployment rate declined further. Household spending has been expanding at a moderate rate, and growth in business fixed investment has picked up in recent quarters. On a 12-month basis, both overall inflation and inflation for items other than food and energy have declined this year and are running below 2 percent. Market-based measures ... (full story)
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FOMC Hikes Rates As Expected - Sees 3 Hikes, Faster Growth, Lower Unemployment In 2018
With a 98.3% probability heading in, there was really no doubt the most-telegraphed rate-hike ever would occur, but all eyes are on the dots (rate trajectory shows 3 hikes in 2018), inflation outlook (unchanged), and growth outlook (faster growth in 2018), and lowered unemployment outlook to below 4%. The Fed also plans to increase its balance sheet run off to $20 billion in January.
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Fed raises interest rates at Yellen's last meeting as chair
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate as widely expected. The central bank's Federal Open Market Committee voted after a two-day meeting to increase the fed funds rate by 25 basis points to a range of 1.25%-1.50%. The Chicago Fed's Charles Evans and Minneapolis Fed's Neel Kashkari voted against the decision. This would eventually lift the interest rates banks charge for various consumer-credit products like mortgages and loans. The Fed hinged its decision on the US economy's faster-than-expected growth in recent months and strong job creation. Inflation, however, is still below the Fed's ... (full story)
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