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Bank Economists Anticipate Moderating Growth, Stable Interest Rates in 2020
The nation’s top bank economists forecast continued economic growth that would support job growth and wage gains in 2020 and beyond.
Boston Fed President: Low Inflation Could Drive Reach for Yield
While the economic outlook in the near term remains positive, persistently low interest rates and continued economic growth could encourage investors to take chase yield by taking on more risk, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President and CEO Eric Rosengren cautioned today.
Fed Cuts Interest Rates for First Time Since Financial Crisis
As expected by analysts, the Federal Open Market Committee announced today that it would cut the target rage for the federal funds rate by a quarter of a point to 2 to 2.25% amid slowing global growth and mounting economic uncertainties.
FDIC 2019 Risk Review Warns Banks of Credit, Market Risks
The FDIC today flagged high loan concentrations, as well as the interest rate environment and short-term liquidity challenges, as key risks facing banks in 2019.
Bank Economists Expect Continued Growth Through 2020
ABA’s Economic Advisory Committee—which is made up of 16 chief economists from some of the nation’s largest banks—today forecast that economic growth will continue through 2020 at an estimated rate of 2 percent.
Business Roundtable Survey Finds CEOs Less Confident in Economy
The nation’s CEOs said they were less confident about the future economic outlook, reflecting uncertainties surrounding trade policy and overall global growth, according to the latest Business Roundtable CEO Economic Outlook Index released this week.
Household Debt Continues Up
Outstanding household debt increased by 0.9% in the first quarter of 2019, rising by $124 billion to land at $13.67 trillion, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported today.
White House Economist: Economy on Track for 3 Percent Growth
White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett today said that the U.S. economy appears to be “on track to have a 3% year” in terms of economic growth.
CEOs’ Confidence in Economy Softens
The nation’s CEOs were less confident about the future economic outlook than they were in previous quarters, according to the latest Business Roundtable CEO Economic Outlook Index released today.