The Federal Reserve, Inflation, and the State of Interest Rates and Quantitative Easing
Introduction Economically, we are certainly in unchartered territory these days. Recovering from a global pandemic, we now face rising inflation pressures coupled with lackluster economic growth as evidenced by the negative 1.4% growth in the U.S. first quarter GDP. Central Banks worldwide are now dealing with the growing pressures of stagflation. Trying to balance the […]
Read moreNegative Interest Rates Revisited: The Topsy-Turvy World in Which We Live
In an April 2019 blog post, “Negative Interest Rates? – The Enigma Explored!”, GFMI examined the definition of negative interest rates, the reasons for negative interest rates, and the potential for a better option than buying a fixed income security with a negative yield. In this article we explore the current state of sovereign yield […]
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