The U.S. Federal Reserve wants to start cutting its balance sheet back this September.
This decision could handily rock the markets.
The Fed balance sheet shows nearly $4.5 trillion in assets - from government bonds to mortgage-backed securities - the Fed bought as a way to stimulate the economy after the 2008 financial crisis.
Now, the Fed is unwinding its balance sheet by selling these assets, and that could create volatility in the stock market.
That's great news for traders; here's how to profit...
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Fed Chair Janet Yellen will give a statement tomorrow (June 14) in which she is expected to raise interest rates.
Unfortunately, a Fed chair statement can render even the most perceptive of financial analysts utterly confused.
Just take a look at these doozies...
We'd like to hear from our readers about a potential Federal Reserve interest rate hike this month...
Is the time truly right for the central bank to raise rates?
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With few policy options remaining in the event of another fiscal crisis, the Federal Reserve is floating an idea that would spell the end of capitalism.
In an effort to stimulate the economy, the Fed will start buying stocks. Several other central banks are already doing it.
The Fed needs only the blessing of Congress to get started, practically a given.
This would be poison to the markets - but here's what investors can do to profit from it...
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The Federal Reserve signaled in September it will raise rates this year.
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Central banks have deluded markets into believing they can generate economic prosperity, but not one of their policies has stimulated growth.
They're playing a dangerous game - and there's only one way to come out on top...
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When Janet Yellen said there was "no fixed timetable" for raising interest rates last week, the markets actually dipped.
It's anyone's guess as to why a market that owes most of its gains to the central bank's low interest rates would dip on news that low interest rates would continue.
It doesn't really matter.
Because I think a rate hike of some kind will be in effect by Dec. 31. They've been under 1% since 2008, and at least three of the FOMC's voting members oppose the decision to hold rates steady.
It's likely to be another token 25 basis points, and the rates might even go up just so they can go back down again, but that doesn't matter, either - I think traders have to prepare for a "rate hike event" and some choppy markets before the end of the quarter.
So the best thing we can do now is get into position to protect our money... and make a ton more of it.
Officials and analysts rejected Donald Trump's accusation that the Fed is overly political, but politics is in the central bank's DNA.
Here's the truth about the Fed and how it operates...
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With at least one interest rate hike expected this year, we've put together a guide to help investors make the best investments as interest rates rise.
The Fed's every move is just causing more and more harm to the economy and market. There's a lack of political and moral courage to raise interest rates.
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Many homeowners are afraid the next Fed rate hike could affect their mortgage rates.
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Larry Summers, former undersecretary for International Affairs, just went on an epic Twitter rant.
And his corpulent comments were aimed directly at the Federal Reserve...
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The next Fed rate hike could happen in 2016.
We've dissected Fed speeches, data, and FOMC meeting minutes to nail down the most likely date.
Janet Yellen's remarks at Jackson Hole were billed as "one of the single most important speeches" she'd give all year.
Fed Chair Janet Yellen is set to speak in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, today.
When she does, she'll say one thing - but this is what she really means...
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