Archive for 'Inflation' Category
Inflation Concerns Keep Rates Up
5 March 2008Rates were sharply up today as bonds dropped over 100 basis points by the afternoon. Rates will have increased by at least 50 basis points today.
The focus in the markets today was inflation concerns in the Fed Beige Book and the ISM Services Index. The latter came in higher than expected, suggesting [...]
Rates Jump On Fed Inflation Warning
4 March 2008Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fischer in comments today warned that inflation may still be a problem even if economic growth continues to be weak. As a result rates increased today, you should expect rates 25 basis points higher today. There were no scheduled economic reports today.
Tomorrow on deck is the Q4 Productivity [...]