Report
Eric Compton
EUR 100.00 For Business Accounts Only

Fed Tightens Again but Provides a More Dovish Tone Regarding Future Rate Hikes

While the rate hike outlook has become more uncertain over the past several months, it was still largely expected that the Federal Open Market Committee would raise its target rate at its December meeting. The FOMC did not disappoint and voted to raise its target rate range to 2.25%-2.5%. The vote was unanimous. There was again a slight change in the language of the release as well as a more dovish looking dot plot. The FOMC’s statement maintained its language that further hikes would be gradual...
Underlying
BANK OF AMERICA CORP

Bank of America is a bank and a financial holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides a range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company's segments include: Consumer Banking, which provides credit, banking and investment products and services; Global Wealth & Investment Management, which provides investment management, brokerage, banking and retirement products; Global Banking, which provides lending-related products and services, integrated working capital management and treasury solutions, and underwriting and advisory services; and Global Markets, which provides sales and trading services and research services.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

Analysts
Eric Compton

Other Reports on these Companies
Other Reports from Morningstar

ResearchPool Subscriptions

Get the most out of your insights

Get in touch