Interest Rates
Powell tells Congress the Fed is ‘strongly committed’ to bringing down inflation
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, arrives to a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told congressional lawmakers Wednesday that the central bank is determined to bring down inflation and […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street set to bounce after S&P 500’s worst seek since 2020 The sign for Wall Street is seen with U.S. flags outside the New York Stock Exchange. Yuki Iwamura | Afp | Getty Images Dow futures […]
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Australia’s central bank flags more rate rises, 75 basis point moves unlikely
The Reserve Bank of Australia building in Sydney on June 7, 2022. Australia’s top central banker on Tuesday flagged a lot more policy tightening ahead as rates were still “very low” and it was important that higher inflation did not feed into public expectations and wage claims. Muhammad Farooq | Afp | Getty Images Australia’s […]
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Have markets hit the bottom? Ed Yardeni says it’s not over until inflation peaks
Markets have been on a wild ride recently, swinging between gains and losses. However, the brutal selling has meant the S&P 500 is still in a bear market. When asked whether markets have hit a bottom, Wall Street veteran Ed Yardeni said he doesn’t think “we’re gonna climb out of this thing very quickly, not […]
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China keeps lending benchmarks unchanged, wary of policy divergence risks
China kept its benchmark lending rates for corporate and household loans steady at itsJune fixing on Monday. Jiang Qiming | China News Service | Getty Images China stood pat on its benchmark lending rates for corporate and household loans, as expected, on Monday, with global central banks’ rate increases making it tough for Beijing to […]
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Here are the three things the Fed has done wrong, and what it still isn’t getting right
The exterior of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building is seen in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2022. Sarah Silbiger | Reuters After years of being a beacon for financial markets, the Federal Reserve suddenly finds itself second-guessed as it tries to navigate the economy through a wicked bout of inflation and away from […]
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Bank of America economist says his ‘worst fears around the Fed have been confirmed’
The Federal Reserve waited too long to start fighting inflation and now runs the risk of dragging the economy into a recession, according to Bank of America’s top economist. On the heels of the central bank’s 75 basis point rate hike Wednesday, BofA global economist Ethan Harris said the Fed is being forced into such […]
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Fed promises ‘unconditional’ approach to taking down inflation in report to Congress
U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell takes questions after the Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to stem a disruptive surge in inflation, during a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) in Washington, June 15, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters […]
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Powell vows that the Fed is ‘acutely focused’ on bringing down inflation
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks to reporters after the Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to stem a disruptive surge in inflation, during a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) in Washington, U.S., June 15, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street set to bounce but still tracking for a terrible week Traders on the floor of the NYSE, June 16, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures on Friday pointed to a strong open on Wall Street. […]
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