Why did the bond market move in the opposite direction when the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in four years?
The Federal Reserve took a major step on Wednesday, September 18, reducing borrowing costs immediately for the first time in four years. This is the first time the Fed has cut interest rates since 2020, reducing the short-term policy rate by half a percentage point and lowering the target range to 4.75% to 5%.
Fed Has Signaled More Cautious Approach to Easing Cycle -- Market Talk
Loose cycle begins! Take history as a lesson: There is a hidden connection between FED interest rate adjustments and election results.
①There is less than 7 weeks until the November 5th election. ②When the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, the party in control of the White House has lost 5 out of 6 elections.
swhy: In the context of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut, interest rate-sensitive real estate and manufacturing sectors may benefit.
The Federal Reserve's September meeting statement believes that progress has been made in achieving the target inflation, while job growth has slowed down and inflation and employment risks are roughly balanced. The meeting lowered the policy interest rate by 50 basis points and continued with the planned balance sheet reduction.
Why is the first rate cut 50 basis points? 9 "key points" of the Fed's decision not to be ignored.
On this globally attention-grabbing night of the Fed's interest rate cut, what key signals did the Fed actually release? In addition to the decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points, what other key details should not be overlooked? We have summarized the "key points" of 9 interest rate meetings to provide readers with a clear understanding.
China and Japan, the two major creditors, reduced their holdings of US bonds in July: China's total holdings decreased by nearly 40 billion US dollars this year.
On Wednesday, September 19th local time, the US Department of Treasury released the Treasury International Capital (TIC) report for July 2024. The report shows that the scale of US Treasury holdings by foreign investors reached a new all-time high in July. However, the two largest foreign debt holders of the US, Japan and China, both chose to reduce their holdings.