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Mar 23, 2017

Fei Mei ChanDirector, Index Investment StrategyS&P Dow Jones Indices

Rising Rates Arrive

Which of the figures below belong together? It’s obvious, even if analogies aren’t your strong suit, that A is like C and B is like D. A and C are not like B and D. The economic relevance of this simple visual exercise is this: At its March 2017 meeting, the Federal Open Market…

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Dec 2, 2015

Lucas ChiangAssociate, Product Management S&P Dow Jones Indices

Rising Interest Rates May Not Have an Immediate Impact on Senior Loan Rates

Following months of uncertainty, the U.S. Federal Reserve has indicated that there could soon be a hike in the Federal Funds Target Rate. Interest rates have been kept in a range between zero and one-quarter of a percent since December 2008 and have not risen since June 2006. As interest rates have been at historically…

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