Three Charts About What's Weighing on the Fed

The video discusses steady growth in consumer spending and highlights the significant rise of non-store retailers, which have surpassed 10% of total retail sales. It also examines global yield trends, particularly the decline in Treasury yields, and the implications for Fed policy. Concerns over global economic growth, Brexit, and inflation expectations are addressed, with a focus on the Fed's dot plot and its impact on future interest rate hikes.

What milestone did non-store retailers achieve for the first time according to the report?

• 5% of total retail sales

• 10% of total retail sales

• 15% of total retail sales

• 20% of total retail sales

What is the significance of the orange line in the yield chart discussed in the video?

• It shows the Fed's policy rate five years forward.

• It represents the average consumer spending rate.

• It indicates the global economic growth rate.

• It marks the highest inflation rate recorded.

What global event is mentioned as a concern affecting the Fed's outlook?

• The Olympic Games

• Brexit

• The Paris Climate Agreement

• The US presidential election

What did the Fed do with their rate hike projections for 2017 and 2018?

• Eliminated them

• Kept them unchanged

• Decreased them

• Increased them

What is the main concern for the Fed regarding inflation expectations?

• They are unpredictable.

• They are too high.

• They are declining.

• They are stable.