Fed Tightens, but Low Inflation and Lackluster Business Investment Support Our Cautious View
In a widely anticipated move, the Federal Reserve raised its target for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 0.50%-0.75%. As we noted ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, however, inflation is still below the committee’s 2% goal and business fixed investment remains below desired levels. We believe these data points support our view that low real interest rates are needed to ensure full utilization of labor and capital for some time. We incorporate a federal funds rate of ...Cohen & Steers is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company is an investment manager focusing on liquid real assets, including real estate securities, listed infrastructure, commodities and natural resource equities, as well as preferred securities and other income solutions. The company manages three types of investment vehicles: institutional accounts, which represent portfolios of securities it manages for institutional clients; open-end funds, which provide and issue shares continuously as assets are invested and redeem shares when assets are withdrawn; and closed-end funds, which are registered investment companies that have issued a fixed number of shares through public offerings.
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