April 2016 Federal Open Market Committee Policy Statement Review
Thursday’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy statement announced no increase in interest rates, as expected. The Fed will pay particular attention to inflation and global economic conditions when considering any future increase from the present range of .25%-.50%. One member, Kansas City F...
Weekly Economic Update: April 25-29, 2016
A roundup of the top news and analysis from the previous week and a look at the week ahead.
Weekly Economic Update: April 18-22, 2016
A weekly roundup of the week's expected economic releases and highlights of the previous week.
Weekly Economic Update: April 11-15, 2016
A weekly roundup of the week's expected economic releases and highlights of the previous week.
Weekly Economic Update: April 4 – 8, 2016
A roundup of news and commentary highlights, major economic indicators and analysis released by the Joint Economic Committee.
Economic Reality
Even though it is April Fool's Day, the state of our economy is not a joking matter. Learn a few key points and access recent JEC analysis.
Weekly Economic Update: March 14-18, 2016
2016 Joint Economic Report (Majority Views)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Employment Act of 1946, as amended, the Joint Economic Committee transmits the 2016 Joint Economic Report. The analyses and conclusions of this Report are to assist the several Committees of the Congress and its Members as they deal with economic issues and legisl...
Economic Context of the Recent Stock Market Volatility
As of January 20, the major U.S. stock market indices were down between just over 9 percent (DOW Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500) and nearly 11 percent (NASDAQ) since the beginning of the year, with large daily swings since the middle of last week. Attached are some thoughts as to the reasons: de...
Dec. 17, 2015, Federal Open Market Committee Announcement Review
As anticipated, the FOMC announced yesterday that the target federal funds rate of 0.0% to 0.25% will rise to a range of 0.25% to 0.50%. With this increase, the first since 2006, the financial world will shift its focus from “When?” to “Next?” The press release issued with this decision indicates th...
