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The Federal Reserve is quickly running out of reasons to cut interest rates
If the Federal Reserve still has any reasons to cut interest rates in the near future, they’re getting harder and harder to find. Friday’s jobs report for April provided the latest evidence that the central bank’s larger concern isn’t a flagging labor market but rather a cost of living that is getting increasingly harder for […]
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Private payrolls rose by 109,000 in April, topping expectations, ADP says
Stephanie Horrigan recruits for job opportunities at Life Alert during the Mega JobNewsUSA South Florida Job Fair held in the Amerant Bank Arena on April 30, 2026 in Sunrise, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Private sector job creation was stronger than expected in April, providing more evidence of a stable labor market and less […]
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Australia hikes rates again and warns inflation will stay higher for longer
Michele Bullock, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), attends a news conference at the bank’s head office in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Australia’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged for a third straight meeting in a widely expected decision, while reiterating that future moves will hinge on incoming […]
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Warsh’s take on Fed independence is met with confusion and some concern
Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Most people don’t know and don’t have much reason to care what a currency […]
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Recent inflation data was ‘bad news,’ Fed’s Goolsbee says
Austan Goolsbee, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago speaks at The Capital Hilton during the 42nd annual National Association for Business Economics Economic Policy Conference on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Luke Johnson | Getty Images Inflation data last week was “bad news” for the U.S. Federal Reserve and means the Fed […]
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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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Treasury yields are flat as investors digest latest GDP and inflation data
Treasury yields were unchanged on Friday as investors digested a week of key economic data and policy releases. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — was unchanged at 4.390%. The 2-year Treasury note yield, which more closely tracks short-term Federal Reserve interest rate policy, was […]
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Bank of England faces the ‘most difficult combination,’ says governor Bailey as energy prices soar
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey attends the central bank’s Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank of England, in the City of London, on May 8, 2025. Carlos Jasso | Afp | Getty Images Bank of England policymakers must contend with the “most difficult combination” of economic effects, according to governor Andrew Bailey, […]
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Core inflation rate hit 3.2% in March as first-quarter growth disappointed at 2%
Consumers faced escalating prices in March as the Iran war sent oil soaring and created a new level of challenges for the Federal Reserve, according to a batch of reports Thursday that showed economic growth slower than expected and a generational low in layoffs. The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes food and […]
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European Central Bank keeps rates on hold in the face of inflation threat
European Union flags flutter on the day European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde speaks to reporters following the Governing Council’s monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt, Germany September 12, 2024. Jana Rodenbusch | Reuters The European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold at its April meeting, despite a surge in inflation in the euro […]
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