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Stocks are on a tear, but investors may consolidate gains.
3 minute read
Facing criticism and uncertainty, Fed Chair Powell makes things worse by dismissing the SEP.
4 minute read
The question: Has Moody’s downgrade of the US credit rating impacted money market funds?
Equity and fixed-income investors are responding differently to tariff and fiscal policy uncertainty.
For now, Trump is 'just' insulting Fed Chair Powell, as the Treasury market has pushed back.
Trump's attacks make it harder for the Fed Chair to steer the economy through the storm.
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The stability of the money markets is shining amid the greater financial turbulence.
Calculated well before the tariff announcement, the US added a robust 228,000 jobs in March.
Total US money fund assets push past $7 trillion.
'Uncertainty' dominated the FOMC meeting this week.
Market intervention should subside under the new SEC leadership.
4 minute watch
There are many reasons why the Fed is likely to keep rates higher for longer.
For liquidity investors, the Fed decision to pause cuts matters more than Powell and Trump locking horns.
The Fed kept rates steady, and Chair Powell kept his distance from Trump.
Three things to watch in 2025.
While it cut rates, uncertainty about Trump policies seem to give the Fed pause.
Money market assets have reached a new mark.
Powell rebuffed questions about the Fed's future, and his own, but his nebulous comments give the FOMC latitude.
Federated Hermes CIOs react to the U.S. election.
Noisy data and election uncertainty might slow Fed easing.
Interest rates have fallen, but in the liquidity space, the sky has not.
2 minute watch
The outlook for money market funds remains buoyant.
The data did not support the large cut, but the Fed did not want to seem behind the curve.
The Fed’s half-point rate cut shows it still thinks the economy can avoid a recession.
Markets are yet again pricing in too many Fed cuts.
The FOMC is back to considering both the labor market and inflation equally as it weighs cuts.
The new regulations for money funds don't change their value proposition.
MBS issued by U.S. housing agencies could have advantages for investors if the economy slows.
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