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12/17- Weekly Economic Highlights
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) kept the fed funds target rate unchanged this week, in a range of 0.0%-0.25%, but announced plans to accelerate the pace of their tapering process. The Fed will reduce the magnitude of their monthly asset purchases by $30 billion in January, doubling the pace of the monthly reduction in asset purchases that began in November
12/10- Weekly Economic Highlights
Consumer price inflation remained elevated in November, in line with expectations. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was up 6.8% year-over-year in November, versus up 6.2% year-over-year in October. Core CPI (CPI less food and energy) was up 4.9% year-over-year in November, versus up 4.6% in October.
December 2021 – Bond Market Review
Inflation readings continue to run hot, but market-based inflation expectations remain relatively contained and we believe inflation may be at or near a peak. We expect supply chain bottlenecks will continue to put upward pressure on prices over the near-term but should improve next year.
