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U.S. Federal Government Debt Held by the Public in % of GDP The U.S. federal government debt is on track to balloon to World War II levels. Image: CommerzBank Research

Expected Fed Funds Rate Fed funds futures for January 2021 imply an expected rate of 1.18%. Click the Image to Enlarge

U.S. Unemployment Rate and U.S. Federal Government Budget Deficit This chart shows the unprecedented divergence between the U.S. unemployment rate and the U.S. federal government budget deficit. Image: Alpine Macro

Change in Fed Funds Rate The Fed has cut rates by 100 bps to 0.00-0.25%. This is the biggest rate cut in modern times. Image: Danske Research

Fed Funds Rate – Target Probabilities at the Fed’s FOMC March 18 Meeting Traders see a 17.7% probability of a 25-bps rate cut at the Fed’s FOMC March 18 meeting. Image: CME Group

What Can the Fed Buy? The table shows the assets that the Fed can buy. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Atlanta Fed GDPNow U.S. Real GDP Estimate The GDPNow model estimate for U.S. real GDP growth is 2.9% for 2020:Q1. Image: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

A History of Recent Fed Intermeeting Rate Cuts In recent history, once the Fed does 50bps emergency rate cut, they normally go 50bps again at next regular meeting. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research

S&P 500 Around Emergency Fed Rate Cuts In recent history, the performance of the S&P 500 has been mixed after emergency Fed rate cuts. Image: Nordea and Macrobond

S&P 500 and Key Fed Dates Chart showing that the U.S. stock market has been Fed driven in the past year. Image: Credit Suisse Research