Some thoughts on why the recent Fed uniformity on rates is not as straightforward as it may seem at first. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-05-22/the-fed-s-uniformity-on-rates-comes-with-risks?srnd=undefined #economy #markets #federalreserve @opinion @markets @economics #econtwitter pic.twitter.com/92t94igm6y

The Fed survey of economic well-being is out; some changes at the margin, but the basic story remains that Americans say they're doing mostly OK, their local economy isn't too bad, but the national economy is terrible 1/ pic.twitter.com/6EF0m0qlbe

FOMC MINUTES: OFFICIALS STILL THINK MONETARY POLICY IS RESTRICTIVE, BUT UNCERTAIN ABOUT DEGREE FOMC MINUTES: SOME OFFICIALS THINK HIGH INTEREST RATES ARE HAVING SMALLER EFFECT THAN PREVIOUSLY

FOMC MINUTES: 'VARIOUS' FED OFFICIALS MENTION RAISING RATES IF INFLATION WARRANTS IT FOMC MINUTES: FED OFFICIALS NOTE 'DISAPPOINTING' INFLATION READINGS IN FIRST QUARTER FOMC MINUTES: OFFICIALS DISCUSS HOLDING RATES STEADY FOR LONGER IF INFLATION DOESN'T FALL