Fomc Quotes

With the next FOMC meeting only another week away, it is unlikely any of them will tip their hands regarding monetary policy. - Steven Wood

With the FOMC rate verdict due later today, there's a cautious mood creeping into equity markets as although a 25 basis point hike is widely expected, there's little consensus as to just how long the aggressive stance over interest rates will now continue for. - Matthew Buckland

With the FOMC meeting tomorrow the market is hardly going to care too much for the US data today. - Steve Barrow

With the FOMC meeting less than one week away, and 10-year rates soon to be within 25 basis points of the overnight rate, it is difficult to picture the market remaining at these levels. - William Prophet

With the ECI and GDP releases this week, we cannot ignore the fact that the FOMC meeting is right around the corner. - Charles Payne

With little evidence that tightness in the U.S. labor market is slackening, and oil prices a wild card for inflation as winter approaches, the FOMC had few options but to remain vigilant about inflation. - David Gilmore

While the dissent came as a surprise, we certainly wouldn't read it as evidence of any sort of a significant split on the FOMC. - David Greenlaw

We've been in this trading range between 5.375 and 5.75 (30-year bond yields) for a very long period of time... Then we finally broke out of that and the next target people are setting their sights for is 6 percent. We have a refunding this week, we have an awful lot of corporate supply and we also have next week's FOMC meeting approaching. - Mike Ryan

We're cautious [ahead of the next FOMC meeting]. - Robert Bloom