Notes from Vijay Gaba's Diary

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Showing posts with label FOMC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FOMC. Show all posts
Thursday, January 30, 2025

Fed pauses, says not in a hurry to cut more

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In a keenly watched two-day meeting, the first after the inauguration of the new US President, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of t...
Thursday, December 19, 2024

Cautious FOMC spoils the Santa party

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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US federal Reserve (Fed) obliged the market consensus by cutting its overnight borrowing rat...
Thursday, September 19, 2024

Fed covers ground with a stride, does not look in a rush

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Ending the weeks of intense speculation, anticipation and debate last night, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US Federal Rese...
Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Staying put for now

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The US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell has provided the much-anticipated fuel to the US markets, which appeared running out of ...
Tuesday, May 28, 2024

FOMC stops just short of dropping the “H” word

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The minutes of the last meeting (30 April 2024 – 1 May 2024) of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US were released last week. ...
Friday, February 2, 2024

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  Sitharaman, Powell toss the ball in Das’s court Wednesday night, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to maintain the status...
Thursday, November 2, 2023

Fed leaves it to markets to find their equilibrium

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As widely expected, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US Federal Reserve, unanimously decided to keep the key fund rates at 5....
Thursday, September 21, 2023

Fed pauses; keeps the window open for further hikes

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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) decided unanimously to keep the benchmark fund rate in the rang...
Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Sailors caught in the storm

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  I have often seen that when we fail to find solutions to our problems with the help of science and economics, we tend to look towards the ...
Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Not looking forward to hear the governor Das tomorrow

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  The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is currently holding its bi-monthly meeting. This particular MPC meeting is perhaps one of the least d...
Thursday, May 4, 2023

Fed hikes 25bps

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  The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve of the US announced another 25bps hike, taking its key fed fund rate toa t...
Thursday, March 23, 2023

Fed stays on course

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The US Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to hike the key federal fund rate by 25bps to 4.75% - 5% range. This is the eigh...
Thursday, December 15, 2022

Higher for longer

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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) unanimously decided to hike the key bank rate by 50bps to 4.25%-4.5...
Friday, November 25, 2022

Higher for longer

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  The minutes of the last meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US Federal Reserve System (Fed), held in November 2022,...