All Eyes on the Next Fed Meeting: Market Trajectories Hinge on Decision

All Eyes on the Next Fed Meeting: Market Trajectories Hinge on DecisionEquities, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies have been on a tear during the last three weeks of 2023, and all eyes are now focused on the next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, which is 11 days away. On Friday, Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said that he favors a quarter-point benchmark rate increase at the […]

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Federal Reserve Hikes Rate by 50bps, FOMC Signals Rate to Rise to 5.1% Next Year

Federal Reserve Hikes Rate by 50bps, FOMC Signals Rate to Rise to 5.1% Next YearThe U.S. central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) convened on Wednesday and raised the federal funds rate by 50 basis points (bps). The 0.5 percentage point rise follows the four consecutive three-quarters of a point increases codified during the last few months. The FOMC’s rate hike follows the recent U.S. inflation report which indicated […]

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