Fed Fund Rates

Economist Craig Shapiro argues that the debt ceiling, a mechanism only used by the U.S. and Denmark, fails to curb excessive government spending and instead creates political theater every few years. What Happened: Shapiro, who is a macro strategist at the Bear Traps Report highlights the Federal...

According to a poll conducted by Reuters involving 90 economists, the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates "only" three times in 2016. Reuters polled a group of economics who acknowledged a "storm has blown through the global markets" since the start of 2016....

Shelby Tucker of RBC Capital Markets commented in a note that the "most impactful" catalyst to the markets over the next three to six months will come from the Federal Reserve. Tucker added that investors are "still waiting" for power markets to recover and YieldCos to "settle down." The analyst...