Catch-25: Fed hikes rates amid financial stability risk

by RSM US LLP | Mar 22, 2023

< Back to the Insights Gallery Catch-25: Fed hikes rates amid financial stability riskREAL ECONOMY BLOG | March 22, 2023Authored by RSM US LLPJoseph Heller’s novel “Catch-22” delved into the impossible conditions imposed upon people caught in situations from which...

Fed launches $25 billion lending program to prevent bank run

by RSM US LLP | Mar 13, 2023

< Back to the Insights Gallery Fed launches $25 billion lending program to prevent bank runREAL ECONOMY BLOG | March 13, 2023Authored by RSM US LLPThe Federal Reserve, Treasury Department and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation took decisive action Sunday to stem...

RSM revises its Fed call as inflation proves sticky

by RSM US LLP | Feb 24, 2023

< Back to the Insights Gallery RSM revises its Fed call as inflation proves stickyREAL ECONOMY BLOG | February 24, 2023Authored by RSM US LLPThe common thread between the inflation reports for January was a reacceleration in service-based inflation that is proving...

What would happen if the government defaults on its debt?

by RSM US LLP | Feb 22, 2023

< Back to the Insights Gallery What would happen if the government defaults on its debt?REAL ECONOMY BLOG | February 22, 2023Authored by RSM US LLPAnother debt ceiling crisis is approaching, and it is in no one’s best interest.Policy brinksmanship over lifting the...

Fed hikes rates by 25 basis points as it approaches peak

by RSM US LLP | Feb 1, 2023

< Back to the Insights Gallery Fed hikes rates by 25 basis points as it approaches peakREAL ECONOMY BLOG | February 01, 2023Authored by RSM US LLPPrice stability for the past three decades has been defined as a 2% inflation target, far below the elevated levels of...