In this post, I will begin by looking at movements in treasury rates, across maturities, during 2024, and the resultant shifts in yield curves.

Its current strategy is to avoid volatile rate hikes and maintain a steady approach to managing inflation. Interest rates from the Federal Reserve are a little bit lower than they used to be ...

Notably, while the house price decline is much larger than in previous Canadian recessions ... and third years (Chart 5). The decline relative to 2018 is driven primarily by the compression of the ...

Gold prices typically increase during economic recessions ... on the current exchange rate. In other words, no matter where in the world you purchase gold, the actual value of that gold in US dollars ...

Gold prices typically increase during economic recessions ... on the current exchange rate. In other words, no matter where in the world you purchase gold, the actual value of that gold in US dollars ...

When the banking system’s liquidity tightens, the impact is visible in both deposit and lending rates. Of course ... unlike in the past. The two charts accompanying this write-up illustrate ...

The bond market shows unusual bear steepening, where long-term yields rise faster than short-term. Learn how investors should ...

Conversely, during economic downturns or recessions ... Lower interest rates reduce the cost of borrowing, which encourages both consumers and businesses to take out loans and increase their ...

The strained supply lines due to Covid-19—paired with an increase ... rates track the federal funds rate, which has held true during past recessions. Typically, the Federal Reserve will lower ...

The Bank of Japan raised its key policy rate to the highest level since 2008 and took a more bullish view on the strength of inflation.

The benchmark interest rate was raised by 25 basis points to 0.5%. This was the first interest rate increase since July ... to the performance on the daily chart, the USD/JPY pair is trading ...

When a company can avoid cutting its dividend even during economic recessions ... hikes on this list. Analyst Ana Garcia says U.S. consumers are under pressure from inflation and elevated interest ...