Longer-run interest rates are influenced by the Fed but only indirectly. Contrary to much commentary in the financial press, yield-curve inversion is not contractionary. From a causal perspective ...

In March, the Federal Reserve decided to hold interest ... range of potential outcomes for the levels of interest rates across the yield curve,” says Balas. “The risk remains highly elevated ...

Speculation has increased that President Trump may be deliberately slowing the economy through tariff policies and market ...

After the Federal Reserve came out with its decision to keep interest rates unchanged for the moment ... For much of the last couple of years now, the yield curve has been inverted.

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady for a second straight meeting Wednesday ... “Our assumption for this year is that the long end of the curve remains elevated,” Raj said. “I don’t think ...

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