The Federal Reserve wants financial conditions to remain accommodative as it looks to support the U.S. recovery.

European measures applied to mitigate the effects of the pandemic have contained the unemployment rate in Europe more than in the U.S. While recognizing economic risks from the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., our forecast sees this success ratio reversing before the end of the year.

We expect more stimulus, both monetary and fiscal, will be necessary to support the recovery amid the renewed COVID-19 outbreak.

We expect the Federal Reserve will continue to conduct asset purchases at its current pace through year-end, and eventually commit to keeping interest rates on hold through 2022. This should help ensure easy financial conditions and support the economic recovery.

The U.S. political focus has shifted to the reopening of the economy.

Over the next several quarters, monetary conditions will likely be set not only by Fed balance sheet policies, but also by the expected path of interest rates.

The U.S. labor market disruption is the worst the country has experienced in recent memory, suggesting that the decline in overall activity could also be much more severe.

The Fed has moved aggressively to stabilize core assets, including mortgages. Yet several market indicators are still concerning.

The $2.2 trillion stimulus is the biggest ever, but the U.S. Congress may be forced to do even more.

Canada’s economy may be at greater risk for lasting damage, but we believe Ottawa is well-positioned to respond.

The Fed’s aggressive support may help keep markets functioning, hasten recovery and avoid longer-term damage.

A bolder fiscal response to the rapidly spreading coronavirus has become an economic and political imperative.

The Fed announced two actions Thursday in response to stress in the market for U.S. Treasuries.

Fed rate cuts may be less effective at boosting the economy or markets as societies grapple with the spread of COVID-19, but other policy measures may help.

The Federal Reserve wants to avoid a crisis of confidence.

History teaches that epidemics tend to have short-term effects on economies and markets, but great uncertainty remains about the coronavirus.

As the Fed winds down its T-bill and repo programs, we don’t anticipate market volatility to emerge – at least not as a result of the Fed’s actions.

In its December forecasts, the Federal Reserve estimates that the policy rate will hold steady through 2020. Will economic and trade developments change that view?