Interest Rates

Here’s how a week’s worth of huge economic news will affect the Fed’s decision-making
The past week’s data deluge left behind a few distinct impressions: Inflation is on the run, the labor market appears to be OK if no longer on fire, and the economy is not headed off a cliff despite the ever-lingering potential for a substantial slowdown. That’s the backdrop for a markedly critical period ahead for […]
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Wednesday’s big CPI inflation report could mark a change in thinking for the Fed
Product prices as seen at Walmart. Courtesy: Walmart The news Tuesday was good for inflation, and investors hope it will get even better Wednesday when the Labor Department releases the July consumer price index report. With the score being one down, one to go on confirming that the early-year jump in prices either was a […]
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Unwinding of carry trade will benefit Japan, Monex Group’s Koll says
Corrections in the yen and the unwinding of the carry trade are positive developments for Japan, said Jesper Koll, a veteran investor who remains bullish on the Japanese market. “It forces investors to focus on the real Japan strategy … not just a quick carry trade, borrowing at close to zero interest rates in Japan […]
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People leave New Zealand in record numbers as economy bites
Auckland, New Zealand. Scott E Barbour | The Image Bank | Getty Images People are leaving New Zealand in record numbers as unemployment rises, interest rates remain high and economic growth is anemic, government statistics show. Data released by Statistics New Zealand on Tuesday showed that 131,200 people departed New Zealand in the year ended […]
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Bear market is coming in 2025, warns David Roche, but the Fed will step in before it turns ‘draconian’
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Tierney L. Cross | Bloomberg | Getty Images Veteran investor David Roche expects a bear market in 2025 caused by smaller-than-expected rate cuts, a slowing U.S. economy and […]
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