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Three Important Transitions

In the latest edition of Take 5 with Bill Emmons, Dr. Emmons examines the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC’s) January 31 policy statement, and offers his views on what the decision means for labor markets, inflation and inflation expectations.

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Flattening Yield Curve and FOMC Turnover Take Fed and Economy into Risky Territory

In the latest edition of Take 5 with Bill Emmons, Dr. Emmons discusses the outcome of the Dec. 12-13 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). He also addresses the significant turnover of the FOMC voting members and the possibility of yield-curve inversion. 

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New Fed Chairman Will Inherit A Bias Toward Tighter Monetary Policy

In the latest edition of Take 5 with Bill Emmons, Dr. Emmons discusses the outcome of the Oct. 31- Nov. 1 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). He also addresses the recent nomination of Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell to succeed Janet Yellen as Chair of the Federal Reserve when her term as Chair expires in February 2018. 

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