Global market response to March FOMC interest rate decision seen
Markets turned risk-on after the March FOMC held rates: S&P +0.8%, 10-yr yield -14 bps to 3.68%, dollar -0.9%, and EM FX up 1.4% as investors re-priced the rate path.
Markets turned risk-on after the March FOMC held rates: S&P +0.8%, 10-yr yield -14 bps to 3.68%, dollar -0.9%, and EM FX up 1.4% as investors re-priced the rate path.
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Analysis of how the Federal Reserve’s recent rate decision is continuing to shape borrowing costs, markets, and the broader economy in the months ahead.
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