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The Fed’s balance sheet reduction officially starts Wednesday. Here’s how it works
In addition to an almost certain interest rate increase, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday will begin reducing its asset holdings, a process that is expected to drain trillions of dollars in liquidity from the financial system. The Fed’s balance sheet , primarily consisting of Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities (MBS), totals close to $9 trillion. That […]
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Coinbase lays off 18% of workforce as executives prepare for recession and ‘crypto winter’
Coinbase Founder and CEO Brian Armstrong attends Consensus 2019 at the Hilton Midtown on May 15, 2019 in New York City. Steven Ferdman | Getty Images Coinbase is laying off almost a fifth of its workforce amid a collapse in its stock and crypto prices. The cryptocurrency exchange will cut 18% of full-time jobs, according […]
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Ukraine must ‘knock out the occupiers,’ Zelenskyy says; Severodonetsk cut off after all bridges destroyed
Risks of a ‘frozen conflict’ rising as Russia makes gains in eastern Ukraine Tanks of pro-Russian troops drive along a street during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the town of Popasna in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine May 26, 2022. Alexander Ermochenko | Reuters As Russia gradually seizes more territory in Ukraine and continues to pound various targets […]
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Fed reportedly considering hiking interest rates by three-quarters of a point this week
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, on January 25, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Markets are beginning to anticipate an even faster pace of interest rate hikes, and Federal Reserve officials apparently are contemplating the possibility as well. Central bank policymakers are entertaining the idea of a 75 […]
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Forces battle for ‘every meter’ of Severodonetsk; river crossings could become a major problem for Russia. Follow our live updates
River crossings pose a huge problem for Russia, UK says This photograph taken on April 29, 2022 shows a destroyed railway bridge, over the Siverskyi Donets river, in Raygorodok, eastern Ukraine, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Yasuyoshi Chiba | AFP | Getty Images Russia needs to conduct difficult river crossings to achieve success in […]
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Gasoline prices top $5 a gallon nationally for the first time and are likely headed higher
A sign reflects the price per gallon of fuel at a gas station on March 10, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline rose above $5 nationally for the first time due to increased demand from the economy reopening from the pandemic and depleted […]
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Strong inflation, anxious consumers add up to more worries that recession has already arrived
Trays of beef are for sale in the meat section of a supermarket in McLean, Virginia, June 10, 2022. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The case that a recession is looming over the U.S. got stronger Friday, as blistering inflation and historic lows in consumer sentiment painted an increasingly dark economic picture. As […]
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Brokerage industry looks for alternatives to payment for order flow amid SEC’s threatened crackdown
The brokerage industry is exploring alternatives to payment for order flow as SEC chair Gary Gensler takes aim at the practice. One idea is coming from Apex Clearing, CNBC has learned. The clearing firm handles trades for SoFi, Webull and other fintechs and has been quietly building a marketplace for matching customer orders. The “auction” […]
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Inflation rose 8.6% in May, highest since 1981
Inflation accelerated further in May, with prices rising 8.6% from a year ago for the fastest increase since December 1981, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The consumer price index, a wide-ranging measure of goods and services prices, increased even more than the 8.3% Dow Jones estimate. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, so-called […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, Five Below, Novavax, Nio and more
A Tesla dealership is seen in West Drayton, just outside London, Britain, February 7, 2018. Hannah McKay | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — Shares dipped 0.9%. The electric vehicle stock rose more than 2% earlier in the session after UBS upgraded the electric vehicle maker to buy from […]
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