FOMC Meeting – Much Ado About Nothing

As expected, the Federal Reserve (Fed) held rates steady. In light of the uncertainty created by the US administration, the Fed reiterated that they remain ‘data dependent’. The numbers. The dot plot was unchanged from December, with two cuts forecast in 2025 and 2026...

Réunion du FOMC – Beaucoup de bruit pour rien

Comme prévu, la Réserve fédérale (Fed) a maintenu ses taux inchangés. Compte tenu de l’incertitude générée par l’administration américaine, la Fed a réitéré qu’elle restait « dépendante des données ». Les chiffres. Le dot plot est resté inchangé par rapport à...

The BoC Rate Cute – Certainly Uncertain

Amid ‘pervasive uncertainty’, the Bank of Canada (BoC) cut the overnight rate 25 bps to 2.75%, taking us to the midpoint of their estimated range for the neutral rate (2.25% – 3.25%). The Decision.  Recent economic data (i.e., Q4 GDP 2.6%) would have suggested a...

Fast & Furious XI: Tariff Wars | February 2025

‘I live my life a quarter mile at a time.’ Dominic Toretto It seems the Trump administration has taken a page out of one of Hollywood’s most successful franchises, The Fast & The Furious.  The policy blitz since inauguration has been as frantic and dizzying as the...