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  • April 15, 2024

Fed could hike rates rather than cut them: UBS strategists

Given strong US growth and sticky inflation, the Fed's next move could be to tighten again, pushing its benchmark rate as high as 6.5 percent.

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  • April 9, 2024

Former Fed president James Bullard expects three rate cuts

Economic reports already justify cuts, the former central bank executive says.

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  • April 5, 2024

Treasury yields rise as jobs report trims rate-cut expectations

Traders pushed back when they foresee the Fed cutting rates after a stronger-than-expected March payrolls report.

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  • March 21, 2024

Fed ‘Goldilocks’ strategy still in play, says Goldman Sachs

Global stocks and bonds gained following the Fed's announcement.

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  • March 20, 2024

Fed still looking at 3 rate cuts in 2024, but sees fewer next year

Policymakers now see just three rate reductions in 2025, down from the four they forecast in December, following a recent uptick in inflation.

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  • February 6, 2024

Another central bank holds rates but warns hikes still possible

It's a further blow to expectations of a swift reduction in global interest rates.

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  • January 5, 2024

Solid payroll gains seen cutting chances for March rate cut

Futures are now pricing about 135 basis points of Fed rate cuts this year, down from more than 150 basis points earlier in the week.

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Why bonds are shaping up to be the new alternative investment

As the recession outlook moves further down the road, advisors see the Fed keeping rates higher for longer, boosting the appeal of fixed income.

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Advisors prep clients for recession everyone anticipates but nobody can see

Consensus estimates are that the US economy will dip into recession later this year or early next year.

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  • June 20, 2023

ETF designed to climb along with interest rates adjusts in stride with Fed

FolioBeyond's Rising Rates ETF is being renamed the Alternative Income and Interest Rate Hedge ETF.