The Fed Rate Rise: Is the Wait Nearly Over?

1,755 views · Published 29 October 2015 · 1:49 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: Bloomberg Originals · 2015 · News & Politics

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October 29 -- Federal Reserve officials pivoted toward a December interest-rate increase, betting that further job gains will lead to higher inflation over time and allow them to close an unprecedented era of near-zero borrowing costs. The Federal Open Market Committee dropped a reference to global risks and referred to its “next meeting” on Dec. 15-16 as it discussed liftoff timing in a statement released Wednesday in Washington, preparing investors for the first rate rise since 2006.

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