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Fed Chairman Powell: Interest Rates Currently "Just Below" Neutral
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In a highly anticipated speech before the Economic Club of New York on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell described the current level of interest rates as "just below" neutral following a series of rate hikes this year.
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What To Expect From The Fed In 2019
The Fed's actions in 2019 are likely to be influence by the path of the Chinese economy and U.S. housing. Further rate hikes seem the most likely outcome if the economy stays on track.
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Australia GDP Expands 0.3% In Q3
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Australia's gross domestic product added a seasonally adjusted 0.3 percent on quarter in the third quarter of 2018, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.
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Outlook 2019: Market Gives Brazil Til June
Investors from London to New York all like Brazil under Bolsonaro. They give him six months max to fix the public pension system.
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No One Ever Said Brexit Was Going to Be Easy
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As I see it, there are three main options: 1) leave the EU without a deal (the “hard” Brexit); 2) halt the entire Brexit process, leaving open the possibility of another referendum; and 3) go back to the drawing board and renegotiate. By any measure, a hard Brexit would be disastrous.
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