What to Expect From the Fed’s March 21 Meeting

Fed Meeting press conference quotes

(Bloomberg View) – At the meeting this week of the Federal Open Markets Committee, the first with Jerome Powell as chairman, the Federal Reserve is likely to raise interestRates by 25 basis points, renew its commitment to two more hikes of similar size in 2018, and reaffirm the plan to gradually reduce the size of its balance sheet. These actions will constitute another step forward in the “beautiful normalization” of monetary policy.

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A Shutdown This Week? Because Of Trump, Definitely Possible

U.S.-China Trade Truce May Be Fleeting Absent Serious Reform

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – A Shutdown This Week? Because Of Trump, Definitely Possible — One of the less-discussed consequences of Democrat Conor Lamb’s victory in last week’s special election in Pennsylvania is that a congressionally-caused government shutdown when the current continuing resolution expires this Friday is now far less likely.

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