Federal Reserve officials made a stand Wednesday, switching from champions for employment equality to fighters of inflation. Can they pull it off?
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The Fed faces ‘so many unknowns’ now as it digs in to fight against inflation
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Inflation held sticky at 3% as U.S. headed into war with Iran, key Fed gauge shows
Core inflation held above the Federal Reserve’s target before the recent surge in energy prices, according to a key gauge released Thursday that offers the central bank a snapshot of conditions leading into the Iran war. The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which excludes food and energy, rose a seasonally adjusted 3% in February, […]
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Volatility is the ‘new norm’ for government bonds as interest rate uncertainty sees yields whipsaw
European government bonds reversed course on Thursday, moving higher after plunging during the previous session, as a fragile Middle East ceasefire keeps markets on edge. Bond traders are grappling with unusually high levels of volatility, which is clouding the outlook for interest rate policies at the Bank of England and European Central Bank. Yields on […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Constellation Brands, Datadog, Occidental Petroleum, CoreWeave and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Datadog — The software company rose 2.3% following an upgrade to buy from neutral at Guggenheim. The firm said it believes Datadog is the primarily beneficiary of artificial intelligence-driven growth in data volumes and information technology complexity. CoreWeave — The AI cloud computing stock […]
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