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Weekly Wire: What did the Fed just do? Why? What comes next?
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Last week, the Federal Open Market Committee, the monetary policymaking body of the US Federal Reserve (Fed), met and announced it was lowering the Federal Funds rate by 25 bps (the first interest rate cut in more than 10 years) to a range of 2.0% to 2.25% and ending the runoff of its $3.8 trillion asset portfolio. Before we examine why the Fed took these two very important steps to support the US economy, a bit of background.
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Baby boom – Great for economic growth, but there isn’t one in sight
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At a high level, two factors drive economic growth: 1. growth in a labor force (e.g. more people working this year versus last year) 2. growth in productivity (e.g. people producing more this year versus last year). So, the basic formula for growing an economy is people + productivity = economic growth.
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Market Week in Review: U.S.-China trade tensions rattle markets again. Is this time different?
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On a special podcast edition of Market Week in Review, Senior Investment Strategist Paul Eitelman and Research Analyst Brian Yadao discussed the escalating U.S.-China trade war, flash Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI) numbers for May and the potential for changes to monetary policy in Australia and the U.S.
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Market Week in Review: Will the U.S.-China trade war hurt consumer spending?
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On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Quantitative Investment Strategist Abraham Robison and Sophie Antal Gilbert, head of AIS business solutions, discussed the recent setback in U.S.-China trade negotiations and what it may mean for markets going forward. They also chatted about the trade war’s potential impacts on U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) monetary policy and Chinese fiscal stimulus.
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Market Week in Review: The U.S.-China trade war escalates. Will business confidence levels take a hit?
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On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Chief Investment Strategist Erik Ristuben and Research Analyst Brian Yadao discussed the implications for markets after prospects for a U.S.-China trade deal soured.
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Is your wholesaler your BESTIE?
Have you ever called your wholesaler when you realized late in the game of planning a client event that you need additional funding?
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Market Week in Review: Is an end to the China/U.S. trade war possible in the next week?
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In today’s episode of Market Week in Review, Research Analyst Brian Yadao and Senior Investment Strategist Paul Eitelman unpack so much economic data, it’s a wonder we could fit it into a single video.
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Market Week in Review: What three ingredients are contributing to the current strong global economy?
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In today's episode of Market Week in Review, when Head of AIS Business Solutions Sophie Antal Gilbert was joined by Quantitative Investment Strategist, Dr. Kara Ng, they laid out the three ingredients which are contributing to the current strong global economy.
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Market Week in Review: China beats expectations and Brexit avoids the cliff edge. What does it mean for markets?
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On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, U.S. Institutional Senior Director Rob Cittadini and Senior Investment Strategist Paul Eitelman discuss recent economic data from China, the Brexit deadline extension, and the contrasting impact on global equity and fixed-income markets.