{"id":12843,"date":"2016-02-10T19:41:31","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T00:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=12843"},"modified":"2016-02-10T19:41:31","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T00:41:31","slug":"janet-yellen-on-financial-market-turmoil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/02\/10\/janet-yellen-on-financial-market-turmoil\/","title":{"rendered":"Janet Yellen on financial market turmoil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen before the House Financial Services Committee:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Janet Yellen\" alt=\"Janet Yellen\" src=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/dims4\/USNEWS\/0b0836f\/2147483647\/resize\/652x%3E\/quality\/85\/?url=%2Fcmsmedia%2F97%2F996036b18eae46291df51b8244f381%2Fmedia%3A8694294ab745439996b713802d63b645FEDERALRESERVE.JPEG\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;&#8230;..As is always the case, the economic outlook is uncertain. Foreign economic<br \/>\ndevelopments, in particular, pose risks to U.S. economic growth. Most notably,<br \/>\nalthough recent economic indicators do not suggest a sharp slowdown in<br \/>\nChinese growth, <strong>declines in the foreign exchange value of the renminbi have<br \/>\nintensified uncertainty<\/strong> about China&#8217;s exchange rate policy and the prospects for<br \/>\nits economy. <\/p>\n<p>This uncertainty led to increased volatility in global financial markets and, against the<br \/>\nbackground of persistent weakness abroad, <strong>exacerbated concerns about the outlook for<br \/>\nglobal growth<\/strong>. These growth concerns, along with strong supply conditions and high<br \/>\ninventories, <strong>contributed to the recent fall in the prices of oil and other commodities<\/strong>. In<br \/>\nturn, low commodity prices <strong>could trigger financial stresses in commodity-exporting<br \/>\neconomies, particularly in vulnerable emerging market economies, and for commodity-<br \/>\nproducing firms in many countries<\/strong>. Should any of these downside risks materialize,<br \/>\nforeign activity and demand for U.S. exports could weaken and financial market<br \/>\nconditions could tighten further&#8230;..&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;No rate rises any time soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen before the House Financial Services Committee: &#8220;&#8230;..As is always the case, the economic outlook is uncertain. Foreign economic developments, in particular, pose risks to U.S. economic growth. 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Australian Atul Lele, the Bahamas-based chief investment officer of private wealth manager Deltec, says all monetary and fiscal stimulus has a natural conclusion \u2013 \"it just ends\" \u2013 and traditional indicators of commodity prices\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Australia &amp; NZ&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Australia &amp; NZ","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/countries-regions\/australia-nz-countries-regions\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":41346,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/23\/tighter-financial-conditions-may-reduce-rate-hikes\/","url_meta":{"origin":12843,"position":4},"title":"Tighter Financial Conditions May Reduce Rate Hikes","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"March 23, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announced a 25 basis point increase in interest rates on Wednesday, with the Fed funds rate target band rising to 4.75% - 5.00%. 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Stocks strengthened, with the S&P 500 equal-weighted index testing resistance at 6100. The chart below shows Chicago Fed Financial Conditions Index in the lead up to past recessions. 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