Posts Tagged ‘end of ZIRP’
The Fed Awakens; Creates Negative Global Market Backdrop
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At the widely anticipated December 16th Fed meeting, the Board of Governors did the expected, and finally raised the US federal funds rate by 25 basis points. The rate-hike failed to surprise markets; the move was telegraphed and written about in advance by Jon Hilsenrath in an article on the front page of the Wall…
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