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Key people from the Fed just spooked the markets — here’s what they said
The Federal Reserve building is seen before the Federal Reserve board is expected to signal plans to raise interest rates in March as it focuses on fighting inflation in Washington, January 26, 2022. Joshua Roberts | Reuters If there was any question about where the Federal Reserve stands on the key issue of the day […]
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Fed’s Mary Daly says high inflation ‘is as harmful as not having a job,’ pledges rate hikes ahead
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank chief of research Mary Daly stands near the podium before a speech at the CFA Society in San Francisco, California, U.S. July 10 2018. Ann Saphir | Reuters San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly is worried about inflation, telling an audience Tuesday that the high cost of living is causing […]
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Fed’s Brainard sees balance sheet reduction soon and ‘at a rapid pace’
Lael Brainard, Federal Reserve governor and President Bidens nominee to be the new vice-chair of the Federal Reserve, speaks during her nomination hearing with the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill January 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, who normally favors loose policy and low rates, […]
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‘It’s now or never’: World’s top climate scientists issue ultimatum on critical temperature limit
The IPCC has warned that about half of the world’s population is now acutely vulnerable to disasters stemming from the burning of fossil fuels. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The fight to keep global heating under 1.5 degrees Celsius has reached “now or never” territory, according to a new report released Monday by the […]
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As Wall Street banks embrace crypto, high-flying start-ups look to lure top finance talent
Wall Street has been beefing up hiring for digital asset teams. But some employees are walking away from name-brand institutions in search of more risk, and potentially, more reward. JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are among the firms with dedicated groups for cryptocurrency and its underlying blockchain technology. JPMorgan has one of the […]
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Amazon workers on Staten Island vote for company’s first unionized warehouse in U.S.
Jason Anthony, a member of Amazon Labor Union, speaks to members of the media during the vote count to unionize Amazon workers outside the National Labor Relations Board offices in New York, U.S., on Friday, April 1, 2022. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Employees at an Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island voted Friday […]
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Economy added 431,000 jobs in March despite worries over slowing growth
Amid soaring inflation and worries about a looming recession, the U.S. economy added slightly fewer jobs than expected in March as the labor market grew increasingly tighter. Nonfarm payrolls expanded by 431,000 for the month, while the unemployment rate was 3.6%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been […]
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Russia-Ukraine talks to resume; Russian gas continues to flow to Europe. Follow our live updates
Russian gas continues to flow into Europe, Russia’s Gazprom says Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom said Friday that it was continuing to supply Europe with natural gas, Reuters reported. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Russian state-owned energy conglomerate Gazprom said Friday that its natural gas continued to flow into Europe via Ukraine, Reuters […]
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2-year Treasury yield tops 10-year rate, a ‘yield curve’ inversion that could signal a recession
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 7, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields inverted for the first time since 2019 on Thursday, sending a possible warning signal that a recession could be on the horizon. The bond […]
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Goldman sees risks rising for a ‘mild’ recession, but not for at least another year
The firm sees “close to no chance” of a recession over the next 12 months, but a 38% probability in the following year. Source
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