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The economy showed surprising strength in 2023 by growing 2.5 percent, defying market expectations for the U.S. to slip into a recession under the weight of rising interest rates and high inflation.

After implementing the most aggressive interest rate tightening cycle in decades over the last two years, central bankers across the globe are poised to begin an easing of monetary policy as inflation continues to decline.

Since the start of the Federal Reserve’s historically aggressive rate hiking cycle in March of 2022, the critical question has been whether this would tip the U.S. economy into a recession…

Stubbornly high prices showed signs of easing with the October Consumer Price Index (CPI) release. Consumer prices as measured by a broad basket…

With measures of inflation remaining stubbornly above its 2% target, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) continued its fight against inflation with another rate hike at its July meeting…

As we enter the second half of the year, stubbornly persistent core inflation and surprising economic resilience remain major themes to the U.S. economic outlook.

With measures of inflation remaining stubbornly above its 2% target, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) continued its fight against inflation with another rate hike at its July meeting…

As we enter the second half of the year, stubbornly persistent core inflation and surprising economic resilience remain major themes to the U.S. economic outlook.

With a new debt ceiling bill through Congress, the marketplace has refocused its attention towards the future state of monetary policy.