This has been a history-packed year for Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI), S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC), and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) have all catapulted to several new highs, and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh was sworn in as only the 17th head of the Fed on May 22.
But the most game-changing event of them all might be Warsh and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) kicking off only the fourth interest rate-hiking cycle of the 21st century on Sept. 16. Fed Chair Warsh and 11 other FOMC colleagues voted unanimously (12-0) to raise the federal funds target rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00%.
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Kevin Warsh and the FOMC just shifted to a rate-hiking cycle. Image source: Official Federal Reserve Photo.
President Donald Trump hasn't been shy about voicing his displeasure with the FOMC's stance on interest rates. But in Warsh's comments to the press following the Sept. 15-16 FOMC meeting, he indirectly fired back at Donald Trump's ongoing interest rate critiques.
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But the most game-changing event of them all might be Warsh and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) kicking off only the fourth interest rate-hiking cycle of the 21st century on Sept. 16. Fed Chair Warsh and 11 other FOMC colleagues voted unanimously (12-0) to raise the federal funds target rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00%.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
Kevin Warsh and the FOMC just shifted to a rate-hiking cycle. Image source: Official Federal Reserve Photo.
President Donald Trump hasn't been shy about voicing his displeasure with the FOMC's stance on interest rates. But in Warsh's comments to the press following the Sept. 15-16 FOMC meeting, he indirectly fired back at Donald Trump's ongoing interest rate critiques.
#rate #sept
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