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Daily Recap: Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Today’s biggest event was the conclusion of the US Federal Reserve two-day meeting, which as expected decided to maintain interest rates near 0% and vowed to maintain the historically low rates until the economy recover from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. Meanwhile, gold continues to make history with new …

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US Treasury Yields Mixed Following Fed’s Statement

The US Treasury yields showed mixed movements on Wednesday, following the Federal Reserve’s decision to maintain interest rates near zero, with the monetary policy statement vowing to maintain the current interest range until economic recovery is achieved. The benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield declined 0.5 basis point (bps) to 0.576%. …

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FOMC: Economy Path Depends on COVID-19

The United States Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0% to 0.25%. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System voted unanimously to maintain the interest rate paid on required …

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