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Why Kevin Warsh’s arrival at the Fed may catch fixed-income investors off guard
ETF Edge Why Kevin Warsh’s arrival at the Fed may catch fixed-income investors off guard Published Sat, May 2 202610:23 AM EDT Krysta Escobar Source
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Pirro keeps pressure on Fed’s Powell despite dropping probe
Jeanine Pirro, US attorney for the District of Columbia, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro may have suspended her criminal investigation into outgoing Federal Reserve […]
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CNBC Daily Open: May Day dawns
A stock trader looks at his monitors in the trading room of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Worries about a new coronavirus mutation in southern Africa have dealt a major blow to the German stock market. Arne Dedert | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Hello, this is Katie Foley, writing to you from London. That eerie […]
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Big Tech earnings, Powell’s decision, Pershing Square IPO and more in Morning Squawk
1. The tech TLDR The Meta corporate logo is featured at the Fira Gran Via booth, highlighting the company’s ”AI-First” hardware ecosystem during the Mobile World Congress. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty Images Four of the Magnificent Seven tech companies released their highly-watched earnings reports last night, largely beating expectations across the board. Still, […]
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Here’s why surging oil prices may not derail the consumer trade
ETF Edge Here’s why surging oil prices may not derail the consumer trade Published Thu, Apr 30 20267:01 AM EDTUpdated 21 Min Ago Josh Romero@in/joshdromero/ Stephanie Landsman@stephlandsman WATCH LIVE Source
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S&P 500 futures tick higher after ‘Mag 7’ titans Alphabet, Amazon report earnings: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during Pershing Square Capital Management LP’s initial public offering (IPO) in New York, US, on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images S&PP 500 futures were near the flatline on Wednesday night, following the release of quarterly reports from […]
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Warsh hints at a new reading of the Fed’s power over swap lines amid UAE discussion
Kevin Warsh, nominee for US Federal Reserve Chair, testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on his nomination on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh believes the Fed’s statutory independence doesn’t fully extend to international policy issues, he said […]
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Analysis: The Warsh revolution is coming. Powell won’t stand in the way.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell departs following his final press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), at the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 29, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters How do you change regimes when the head of the old one isn’t leaving? That will […]
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Jerome Powell says he will continue to serve as a Fed governor, calls Trump criticism ‘unprecedented’
Key Points Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said he will stay on the Board of Governors for an indefinite period while a probe into the renovation of the central bank’s headquarters continues. The statement resolves for the moment a key question that hovered over the Federal Open Market Committee meeting. “The things that have […]
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Fed holds rates steady but with highest level of dissent since 1992
An unusually divided Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its key interest rate steady as policymakers grappled with the policy impact of persistent inflation and awaited a looming leadership transition at the central bank. In what may have been Chair Jerome Powell’s final meeting at the helm, the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee voted to hold […]
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