November 2015 Macro Pulse -- Pushing on a String?

“Will they, won’t they? Should they, shouldn’t they?” are questions endlessly being bandied about on financial TV and radio shows, referring to a possible increase in the federal funds rate during the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in December. Because the FOMC left the rate unchanged in October, the talking heads have spun themselves into a tizzy speculating whether the next meeting will finally be “the one” in which the target rate is raised for the first time since July 2006.

So, what is our prognostication for the December FOMC meeting outcome? Click here to find out and to read the rest of the November 2015 Macro Pulse recap.

The Macro Pulse blog is a commentary about recent economic developments affecting the forest products industry. The monthly Macro Pulse newsletter typically summarizes the previous 30 days of commentary available on this website.