Federal Reserve

US

Is the Fed's current tightening cycle wrong-footed?

Risk of deflation, not inflation

clock 15 June 2017 • 1 min read

Markets

Industry reaction: Fed will have to 'tread carefully' amid rising debt and weak economic data

Next step will be balance sheet normalisation

clock 14 June 2017 • 5 min read

Investment

Fed raises rates by further 0.25%; signals one more hike this year

Plans to begin balance sheet normalisation

clock 14 June 2017 • 2 min read

Bonds

M&G's Leaviss: Will Yellen commit to a second term?

Trump favours her low rate policy

clock 17 May 2017 • 2 min read

ETFs

Lyxor launches ETF protecting against rising US interest rates

TER of 0.15%

clock 16 May 2017 • 1 min read

Bonds

Why the investment case for global bonds has been 'revived'

Over the past year, global bond markets have been buffeted by a storm of political and macro headlines: the pace and timing of US Federal Reserve rate hikes; Brexit; China slowdown concerns; Italian referendum; oil markets and key elections in Europe...

clock 09 May 2017 • 2 min read

Economics

Fed: US slowdown in Q1 'likely to be transitory'

Kept rates on hold in May

clock 03 May 2017 • 2 min read

Equities

Heartwood CIO: Why we are 'neurotically optimistic' about markets

Interesting times for investors

clock 12 April 2017 • 3 min read

Markets

Warning of fresh 'taper tantrum' for EMs amid 'aggressive' Fed hiking cycle

Current institute predicts three to four more hikes in 2017

clock 12 April 2017 • 2 min read

US

Why the Fed's debate about shrinking its balance sheet really matters

Expected withdrawal of QE

clock 06 April 2017 • 2 min read
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