Interest Rates
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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Harris knocks Trump’s Fed comments: ‘I would never interfere’ in central bank decisions
U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks with members of the media before boarding Air Force Two at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michigan, U.S., August 7, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday fiercely disagreed with former President Donald Trump’s suggestion this week that U.S. […]
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Jeremy Siegel backs off on calls for the Fed to do an emergency interest rate cut
Jeremy Siegel Scott Mlyn | CNBC Wharton School Professor Jeremy Siegel no longer thinks it’s vital for the Federal Reserve to implement an emergency interest rate reduction, but still wants policymakers to cut quickly and aggressively. Siegel, chief economist at WisdomTree, caused a stir Monday when he told CNBC that Fed Chair Jerome Powell and […]
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Markets no longer think the Fed needs to be as aggressive with interest rate cuts
In just a few short days, markets have taken some of the urgency off the table for the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates. Earlier in the week, there were even some calls for an emergency intermeeting rate cut. At the least, markets figured the Fed was a near-certainty to reduce benchmark rates by at […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street rebound fizzles out
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. What you need to […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street rebound fizzles out
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 06, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Market correction may not be over yet
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 06, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no […]
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Bank of Japan won’t raise rates when markets unstable, deputy governor says
The Japanese flag flutters over the Bank of Japan (BoJ) head office building (bottom) in Tokyo on April 27, 2022. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said on Wednesday the central bank won’t raise interest rates when financial markets are unstable. The recent strengthening of the yen would affect the BOJ’s policy decision because it reduces upward pressure on […]
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The case for buying bonds right now
ETF Edge The case for buying bonds right now Published Tue, Aug 6 20247:00 PM EDT Ellie Stevens@elliestevens02 WATCH LIVE Source
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Markets are counting on the Fed to head off recession with sizeable interest rate cuts
Key Points In the market’s eyes, the Fed finds itself either poised to head off recession or doomed to repeat the mistakes of its recent past. “No recession today, but one is increasingly inevitable by year-end if the Fed fails to act,” said Steve Blitz, chief U.S. economist at TS Lombard. Traders are pricing in […]
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