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Hikes, cuts, and differentials

September 18, 2024 |

now 8 percentage differential in favor of vice pres. the more things emerge as favoritism in debate, the greater the differential.

it took 12 days for a 20-day high and months for an all-time high which comes auspiciously for Hayek's road.

average number of consecutive decreases in fed rates after a turning point to a decline is 14.

In light of the progress on inflation and the balance of risks, the Committee decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/2 percentage point to 4-3/4 to 5 percent.

Forbes Advisor: Federal Funds Rate History 1990 to 2024

Plenty of other data factor into Fed monetary policy decisions, including gross domestic product (GDP), consumer spending and industrial production, not to mention major events like a financial crisis, a global pandemic or a massive terrorist attack.

To that end, we’ve structured this compendium of fed funds historical data with narratives about the different factors that informed the Fed’s decisions. The central bank may be staffed by officious economists, analysts and business experts, but it’s also highly responsive to the changing political winds.

the swings in S&P futurs in last half hour from up 30 to down 15 and now +20 reminds me of how a loser in a squash game flails around with a big swing and no caution hitting all three walls on each shot. one fine player whose forefather lost the american revolution in the battle of Long Island hit one with all his power at my head when he was behind in a situation like this. i imediately called for the ref to default him, to no avail.

what was the match beween federer and djoko where federer was up match point and served to djok backhand and djok gave up and shot a hail Mary from his back hand and he won the match?

Djokovic's INSANE Comeback Against Federer! | 2011 US Open Semifinal

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