Tag: policy rate
Fed initiates aggressive U-turn – Economy
The extent of the problem can be seen last week at “The Salt Line,” a popular and well-located fish restaurant in the south of the US capital, Washington. The makers…
US Federal Reserve raises interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point – economy
In view of the massive rise in prices in the country, the US Federal Reserve is initiating a fundamental turnaround in monetary policy and is raising its key interest rate…
Why Biden must hope for the Federal Reserve – Economy
There are still almost 240 days until the US congressional elections, so it is much too early for projections or even results. But the first forecasts for the outcome of…
Why Biden must hope for the Federal Reserve – Economy
There are still almost 240 days until the US congressional elections, so it is much too early for projections or even results. But the first forecasts for the outcome of…
SZ Podcast “On the Point” – News from February 11th, 2022 – Economy
Electricity, butter, refueling: Everything is becoming more expensive and there is no end in sight to inflation. What is the European Central Bank doing, what is politics doing? Filling up…
US: Inflation at highest level in 40 years – Economy
The wave of inflation in the USA is apparently continuing unabated. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced in Washington on Thursday that the inflation rate climbed to 7.5 percent in…
US Inflation at Highest Level in 40 Years – Economy
The wave of inflation in the USA is apparently continuing unabated. As the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Thursday in Washington, the inflation rate climbed 7.5 percent in January…
US Federal Reserve wants to fight inflation with a daring experiment – economy
It is certainly not insulting Jerome Powell to state that central bankers are not usually prone to daredevil experiments. And yet what the head of the US Federal Reserve and…
Yields on federal bonds are above zero percent for the first time since 2019
The yield on ten-year Bunds has risen to 0.017 percent, the first time it has been positive for almost three years. For savers, however, almost nothing will change for the…