Tag: Federal Reserve

Euros & Dollars: Lower Interest Rates Are Coming

The Federal Reserve is not eager to cut interest rates, but when they get around to it, they will have to pursue two policy goals at the same time—and one goal excludes the other.

The End of the Rising Interest Rates

With two months left in 2023, the Federal Reserve and the ECB have struck a note of confidence with debt-market investors. This gives Europe hope as they slide into a recession, but will it help America avoid a fiscal crisis?

The U.S. Debt by the Numbers

The U.S. debt keeps growing, and nobody seems to want to stop its growth. But what does the debt actually look like? Who owns it, and what are its components?

U.S. Downgrade: Expect More to Come

The U.S. government has suffered its second credit downgrade. Given the reaction from the Biden administration, we can safely predict: this is only the beginning.