Banking executive Colin Robertson is a respected presence in the Chicago financial sphere who holds responsibilities as managing director of fixed income with Northern Trust. Periodically featured on the Bloomberg TV program The Real Yield, Chicago banking executive Colin Robertson maintains a close watch on political and economic trends.

1. Fed Interest Rates
Take a Front Seat
on Bloomberg TV’s
The Real Yield
Colin Robertson

2. Introduction
• Banking executive Colin Robertson is a respected presence in the Chicago
financial sphere who holds responsibilities as managing director of fixed income
with Northern Trust. Periodically featured on the Bloomberg TV program The
Real Yield, Chicago banking executive Colin Robertson maintains a close watch
on political and economic trends.
As a guest on the show in late October, Mr. Robertson touched on the possibility
of a Federal Reserve decision regarding interest rates. His perspective was that
the Fed should emphasize its forecasting role more and rely less on the growth
and inflation data that has become a core focus in its decision making.
Recent developments on the interest rate front include a two-day meeting in
early December, at which the present monetary policy stance was determined
to be adequate for sustaining economic expansion.
Inflation was near the two percent objective of the Federal Open Market
Committee, with the funds rate within the 1.5 to 1.75 percent target range. At
the same time, labor markets were described as being stronger than expected,
with the November 2019 U.S. Jobs Report pointing to 3.5 percent
unemployment and 266,000 nonfarm payrolls added.