Here’s a table comparing how the US economy has changed since the last FOMC meeting in March. More weakness than strength 4 sure…

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We have FOMC and ECB meetings in the next 24 hours. Here’s some info on how economic data has fared since the last meeting.
US: Not Doing So Bad

ECB: Nothing but Weakness, Skirting Recession

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The Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and the Reserve Bank of Australia have monetary policy meetings scheduled this week and some investors expect these central banks to change monetary policy. Here’s what the market is pricing in according to interest rate futures. You can compare them with the Central Bank expectations back in September. [...]

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I was on the Business News Network this afternoon talking about the outlook for the FOMC meeting. Click on the image to access the video

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I was on BNN last night talking about the Fed’s options at Jackson. Click on the link to watch the video:

From the most flimsy to the most aggressive, here are 5 of the Fed’s options:
1. “We are also worried” – If the Fed opts to do nothing more [...]

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