Monetary Policy: Should Investors Fear the Fed? In October 2018, U.S. investors experienced a broad sell-off and an anxiety-fueled increase in market volatility. The recent stir in the financial markets has been blamed on a combination of factors: a worsening trade dispute with China, slowing global growth, a surge in Treasury yields, and possibly even an offhand comment by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.1–2 U.S. gross domestic product accelerated to a 4.2% annual rate in the seco
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