Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Some European Central Bank policymakers are reluctant to alter their guidance on interest rates as a move could tie the hands of the bank’s next president many months before an appointment is even made, four sources close to the matter said.
Global Economic
Global Economic – The global economy is the worldwide system of trade, production, and finance that connects countries. It involves the exchange of goods, services, and money across borders, driven by businesses, governments, and consumers. This system shapes jobs, wealth, and growth everywhere.
Fed’s Kashkari says Powell is ‘coming around’ to his Dovish view
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) — Fed’s Kashkari: Rate hike pause keeps U.S. growth on track — The Federal Reserve’s decision to stop raising interest rates puts a “fundamentally healthy” U.S. economy on track to further growth, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari suggested on Sunday.
Fed Hikes Rate, Lowers 2019 Projection to 2 Increases
Gold Silve Reports (GSR) – As markets had expected, the central bank took the target range for its benchmark funds rate to 2.25 percent to 2.5 percent.
Federal Reserve will Meet this Week to Talk Monetary Policy
Gold Silver Reports (GSR ) – That has drawn the ire of major critic Dr. Ron Paul, former Texas congressman and advocate of smaller government, free trade and freer markets.
Made in China 2025
Neal Bhai Reports (NBR) – Made in China 2025 — Beijing’s “Made in China 2025” plan aims to transform China into an advanced manufacturing leader by targeting 10 emerging sectors including robotics, clean-energy vehicles and biotechnology.
Wall Street’s view on Trump’s talk of firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell: ‘Utter madness’
President D. Trump’s growing dissatisfaction with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell could be veering into dangerous territory. With the Fed embarked on a campaign to tighten monetary policy, the president has repeatedly attacked Powell, reportedly fearful that a volatile market – and the attendant possibility of an economic downturn – could endanger his reelection prospects.
Fed Raises Rates, Turns More Cautious on Outlook for 2019 Hikes
Following the decision, stocks erased gains, 10-year Treasury yields fell and the dollar bounced off its lows of the day. Investors may have been swayed by the Fed’s generally upbeat analysis and expectation of more rate increases than markets anticipate.