Powell Is Stuck between an Orange Rock and the Market Place

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J. Powell, the Fed’s Chairman, faces a problem; perhaps the biggest challenge in his tenor so far. The financial markets – mainly equities in the U.S. – have signaled that they cannot and won’t stand another rate hike. Over the past three months, the plunge in equities’ prices has led market participants to…

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Why Did Bank Of Israel Surprise The Market With A Rate Hike?

The Bank of Israel (BOI) surprised the markets on November 26th by raising its cash rate for the first time in over seven years. The BOI raised rates by 0.15 percentage point – to 0.25%. This “lift-off” -- although at this point it’s more of a modest pickup – seems a bit odd considering the BOI…

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