Why money’s flowed into Bank of America bonds — and how a Fed pause in rate cuts may help financial firms

The Federal Reserve’s expected interest-rate cut Wednesday is seen as a potential boost for the banking sector, as corporate bond investors weigh prospects for the U.S.‘s money-center banks.

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Fed cuts interest rates, delivering relief for borrowers

The rate decision follows two consecutive months of rising inflation.
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The Fed is likely to cut rates, but some worry it may not be the right move, CNBC survey found

Economists and strategists are uncertain about the inflation outlook, the CNBC Fed Survey for December found.
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Will the Fed signal a pause in rate cuts?

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Why a rate cut? Fed’s favorite price gauge likely to show tamer ‘core’ inflation.

Armed with consumer and wholesale inflation reports, Wall Street economists predict the Federal Reserve’s favorite price gauge will show just a mild increase in November and justify an ...
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This nugget of good news in hottish CPI inflation report may cement Fed interest-rate cut

Inflation has risen since the summer and raised anxiety at the Federal Reserve, but a welcome slowdown in housing costs could be just what the doctor ordered.
MarketWatch - Dec. 11
Why the Fed Will Cut Rates Even Though Inflation Hasn’t Budged

Everyday Americans still expect sticky inflation in the coming years.
Inc. - Dec. 11
Why Powell and the Fed should pause interest-rate cuts in December

Some say November’s jobs data support holding monetary policy steady.
MarketWatch - Dec. 7
Why a ‘robust’ jobs report for November probably wouldn’t derail Fed rate cut

A “decently robust” U.S. jobs report on Friday probably wouldn’t derail the Fed from delivering an interest-rate cut this month, according to BlackRock’s Russ Brownback.
MarketWatch - Dec. 5
Inflation threatens Fed rate-cut expectations once again. Here’s why.

With investors looking toward Friday’s November nonfarm-payrolls report, market participants see the potential that it could be overshadowed by an entirely different set of data: next Wednesday’s ...
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Why money’s flowed into Bank of America bonds — and how a Fed pause in rate cuts may help financial firms

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