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FOMC Cut Rates Again, Leaving Two Important Questions Unanswered

In the latest edition of Take Five with Bill Emmons, Dr. Emmons discusses the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC’s) September 18 policy statement, offering his views on the economy and the reduction in the fed funds target rate.


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FOMC cuts fed-funds target range 25 basis points; first cut in 10+ years

In the latest edition of Take Five with Bill Emmons, Dr. Emmons discusses the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC’s) July 31 policy statement, offering his views on the economy and the reduction in the fed funds target rate.


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President Bullard Dissents at FOMC Meeting

In the latest edition of Take Five with Bill Emmons, Dr. Emmons discusses the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC’s) June 19 policy statement, and offers his views on the economy, the potential for future fed funds rate cuts, and the importance of St. Louis Fed President James Bullard’s dissent from the committee’s rate decision.

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