Watch Fed Chair Powell talk live about the economy, interest rates at ECB forum

Watch Fed Chair Powell talk live about the economy, interest rates at ECB forum


[The stream is slated to start at 9 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.]

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks Wednesday to a European Central Bank forum on central banking.

The Fed and its global counterparts have been in a race to tamp down inflation running at its highest level in decades not only in the U.S. but also around the world. Fed officials have approved a series of interest rate hikes and are expected to continue tightening policy until inflation gets closer to their 2% goal.

Recession fears are growing along with concerns about inflation. Multiple indicators are showing that the U.S. economy is slowing after growth declined 1.5% in the first quarter. Powell and his counterparts have said they believe they can get inflation under control without sending the economy into recession.

Read more:
Powell tells Congress the Fed is ‘strongly committed’ on inflation, notes recession is a ‘possibility’
New York Fed President John Williams says a U.S. recession is not his base case
Here are the three things the Fed has done wrong, and what it still isn’t getting right

Subscribe to CNBC on YouTube. 



Source

Jensen Huang says Trump’s H-1B changes would’ve prevented his family from immigrating
World

Jensen Huang says Trump’s H-1B changes would’ve prevented his family from immigrating

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that his family’s immigration to the U.S. “would not have been possible” with the Trump administration’s current policy. President Donald Trump announced in September that employers would have to pay a $100,000 fee for each H-1B visa, a temporary worker visa granted to foreign professionals with specialized skills. Huang, […]

Read More
This Wall Street strategist thinks small caps are ‘inferior.’ Where to pick your spots
World

This Wall Street strategist thinks small caps are ‘inferior.’ Where to pick your spots

Small caps may have climbed to all-time highs, but investors shouldn’t expect a repeat performance, according to Trivector Research. The Russell 2000 has rallied to all-time highs after clearing its prior record going all the way back to November 2021. It topped 2,500 for the first time this week, and it’s up more than 10% […]

Read More
Iraq signs deal with Exxon to help develop large oilfield
World

Iraq signs deal with Exxon to help develop large oilfield

A worker checks the valve of an oil pipe at Nahr Bin Umar oil field, north of Basra, Iraq. Essam Al-Sudani | Reuters Exxon Mobil signed an agreement with Iraq on Wednesday to help it develop its giant Majnoon oilfield and expand oil exports, government officials and sources said, marking the U.S. major’s return to the […]

Read More