The Fed Is in No Rush to Cut Rates
Fed officials have signaled that it will take more than one weak report to convince them that the labor market is deteriorating.
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A global bond sell-off is deepening as investors pare Fed rate cut expectations
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Fed Governor Bowman says December interest rate cut should be the last
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Rate-Cut Decision Was Narrow, Fed Minutes Show
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Most Fed officials were worried about higher inflation, but not enough to put rate hikes on the table, minutes of December meeting show
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Fed Minutes May Show Why More Rate Cuts Will Face Hurdles
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Fed’s Waller backs more rate cuts, says he doesn’t think proposed Trump tariffs will spark inflation
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Indian investors rush into highly valued defence stocks
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Michael Barr to step down as Fed’s top Wall Street regulator
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Fed has hit the pause button for rates, and may only cut once this year, experts say
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China rushes to reassure investors as equities and renminbi fall
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ECB has been too slow to cut rates, Eurozone economists warn
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Feds find bomb-making material in home of New Orleans attacker
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JetBlue fined $2 million by feds for "chronic flight delays"
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Chinese stock market slump deepens with bond yields hitting record lows as PBOC reportedly signals rate cuts
Economic data on tap appeared thin on Friday, while investors in Asia continue to assess China's monetary easing policy, political chaos in South Korea.CNBC - Jan. 3 -
Why the U.S. economy is still strong despite the Fed’s 2022-’23 rate hikes
Something surprising happened on the way toward the highest U.S. interest rates in more than a dozen years: Neither consumers nor businesses buckled under the weight of higher borrowing costs from ...MarketWatch - Jan. 3 -
Slovakia threatens to cut benefit for Ukrainians
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Slovakia threatens to cut benefit for Ukrainians
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The next gold rush is above us, not below us
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