Articles by tag - fed funds rate

The Fed is beginning the first meeting of 2009 and of the Obama Administration with absolutely no flexibility in setting the Fed Funds rate or articulating Federal Reserve policy.
Posted on January 27, 2009 by
Fed Funds Futures are giving a greater than 50% probability the Fed will cut rates to .25% at its December 16th meeting. As we get closer to 0%, our situation starts to look a lot like Japan in the early 1990s.
Posted on December 06, 2008 by
The Fed today announced it was keeping rates at 2% as was widely expected. It's announcement opened the door for future rate hikes as its statement mentioned the danger of inflation.
Posted on June 25, 2008 by

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