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Fed's Global Detractors Grumble as Central Bankers Debate Rate Cuts
Fed president say arate cutmight happen this September, or maybe not. At the IMF meeting, other finance chiefs tryto keep up with the shifting sands of U.S. monetary policy.Inc. - Business - Federal Reserve -
Rate-cut expectations give way to questions about a Fed hike — and how much higher interest rates should go
Portfolio managers, economists, and Federal Reserve policy makers are all asking the same question: Are U.S. interest rates, now at a 23-year-high of 5.25% to 5.5%, high enough?MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Why the Fed Should Declare Victory and Cut Interest Rates
Small-business owners are being punished by the central bank's data obsession. It needs to focus less on CPI numbers and more on boosting the economy.Inc. - Business - Federal Reserve -
Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live during a policy forum in Washington
Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks to the Wilson Center's Washington Forum on the Canadian Economy.CNBC - Business - Federal Reserve -
Fed likely to cut rates before ECB blinks, former BOE member says
The Federal Reserve is likely to cut rates before the European Central Bank does, a former member of the Bank of England said.CNBC - Business - Federal Reserve -
Top Fed official says ‘no rush’ on rates after ‘disappointing’ data
Progress on taming price rises ‘has slowed and may have stalled’, according to Christopher WallerFinancial Times - Business - Federal Reserve -
Source: Ohtani's ex-interpreter faces fed charges
The former interpreter for Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is facing federal charges related to his alleged theft of millions from the slugger, a source confirmed to ESPN.ESPN - Sports - Federal Reserve -
Bridgewater’s Bob Prince says Fed rate-cutting hopes are ‘off track’
Influential investor says US inflation and growth are not at levels where interest rates can fallFinancial Times - Business - Federal Reserve -
Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live at Stanford policy conference economic forum
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Wednesday to the Stanford Business, Government and Society forum.CNBC - Business - Federal Reserve -
Fed needs more time to assess inflation before rate cuts can happen: Powell
"We have time to let the incoming data guide our decisions," Powell said.ABC News - Top stories - Federal Reserve -
Atlanta Fed President Bostic sees only one rate cut this year, occurring in the fourth quarter
Bostic expressed concern about the pace of inflation and indicated he doesn't think rate cuts should come until much later in the year.CNBC - Business - Federal Reserve -
Fed Chair Powell says there has been a 'lack of further progress' this year on inflation
Powell said that while inflation continues to make its way lower, the current state of policy should remain intact.CNBC - Business - Federal Reserve -
Fed chair Jerome Powell: high inflation likely to delay rate cuts this year
US central banker says ‘recent data have clearly not given us greater confidence’ that inflation coming fully under control. The Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, cautioned on Tuesday that persistently elevated inflation will probably delay ...The Guardian - World - Federal Reserve -
European Central Bank gives strong signal that cuts are on the way despite Fed uncertainty
The euro zone's central bank held interest rates steady for a fifth straight meeting.CNBC - Business - Federal Reserve -
Barkin says Fed would be ‘smart’ to take its time to cut rates due to persistent inflation
“No one wants inflation to reemerge,” Thomas Barkin said in a speech to homebuilders in Virginia, citing a strong labor market in the United States.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Cook says Fed has to move carefully before cutting interest rates
Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook on Monday said the central bank needs to take a “careful approach” in deciding when to cut interest rates, but she gave few clues on the timing or size of any reductions.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Stocks, bonds slump as traders shift Fed rate-cut expectations to September
Markets were rattled Wednesday by a stronger-than-expected inflation report, with stocks and bonds selling off as investors questioned whether the latest data will keep the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates at all this year.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
4 things Wall Street will watch for when the Fed releases minutes of March meeting
Here’s what investors will be watching for when the Federal Reserve releases minutes of its March policy meeting.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Cash won’t flee money-market funds if the Fed gets its soft landing
Unlike much of the past half-century, the Federal Reserve isn’t facing a crisis or drastic rate cuts.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Commercial real estate is itching for a rebound two years after start of Fed rate hikes
Demand for office leases is picking up, but interest rates are still a wild card.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Buy energy stocks as Fed becomes less aggressive in fighting inflation, says Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley upgraded its view on energy stocks, arguing they have lagged the price of crude oil this year with compelling valuations.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Fed report highlights risks to financial stability if interest rates stay higher for longer
The biggest worry for the global financial system is that the Federal Reserve keeps monetary policy tighter than expected, according to experts surveyed by the central bank.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Fed’s Goolsbee says progress on inflation has stalled, makes sense to wait on interest rates
Chicago Fed president “hopeful” we will get improvement on inflation.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
June Fed rate-hike risk looms as U.S. labor market stays strong
The once-unthinkable scenario of no interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in 2024 is now giving way to another possibility: a slight chance of a quarter-point rate hike by June.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Gold may benefit from ‘powerful tailwind’ when Fed pivots to rate cuts, says Wells Fargo
Gold has room to rise after reaching record highs this year, as a “shifting interest-rate landscape could be a particularly powerful tailwind,” according to Wells Fargo Investment Institute.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
This is why investors shrugged off Powell’s ‘reset’ of Fed rate-cut expectations
Investors largely took Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments on the outlook for interest rates in stride on Tuesday — a development that might have come as a surprise to some market watchers.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Fed shouldn’t cut interest rates to boost U.S. financial stability, IMF says
The Federal Reserve should not cut interest rates with an eye on financial stability concerns, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday, in its latest update on financial market risks.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Fed Vice Chair Jefferson says interest rates could stay higher for longer if inflation persists
Federal Reserve efforts to reduce inflation hit snagMarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Consumers’ bad feelings about a good economy shouldn’t be ignored, Boston Fed president says
In a conversation with MarketWatch, Susan Collins said she is wary of a negative self-fulfilling prophecy among pessimistic Americans.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Fresh uncertainty around Fed rate cuts exposes the stock market’s winners and losers
Higher U.S. inflation is dashing investors’ hopes for multiple Federal Reserve rate cuts this year, while opening the door to 5% Treasury yields across the board and cleaving the stock market into distinct categories of winners and losers.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Small-cap stocks ‘challenged’ as inflation pushes out Fed rate-cut expectations, warns BofA
U.S. small-cap stocks are “challenged” as Wall Street pushes out expectations for when the Federal Reserve may begin lowering interest rates due to concerns over persistent inflation, according to BofA Global Research.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
ECB signals it’s ready to cut rates before the Fed if inflation data cooperates
The European Central Bank is seen ready to cut rates as early as June if inflation data continues to cooperate.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Fed officials back cautious approach to further shrinking of its balance sheet, minutes show
According to minutes from the March 19-20 meeting, Fed officials said they did not want to repeat the 2017-2019 balance-sheet runoff, which ended after turmoil in money markets.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Economist who predicted no 2024 interest-rate cuts blames Fed for inflation resurgence
Inflation is remaining hotter than expected for longer than the Federal Reserve would like — and policy makers may have no one to blame but themselves, according to one economist.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
This JPMorgan pro says the Fed has it backward — rates need to be cut to lower inflation
The Fed and investors won’t see inflation easing until the central bank starts cutting rate says this JPMorgan strategist.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Treasury yields aren’t acting like the Fed is done hiking interest rates
The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield is doing something it hasn’t normally done in the past, by continuing to climb long after the Federal Reserve was presumably done with lifting U.S. interest rates.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Fed-funds futures point to doubts over June rate cut as inflation data looms
Traders in the federal-funds-futures market are showing signs of doubt that the Federal Reserve may begin lowering interest rates in June, wavering ahead of an upcoming inflation report.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Suddenly, expectations for Fed rate cuts are all over the place
The Fed has penciled in three cuts this year. The market had been pretty certain that cuts would start in June, but doubts are creeping in.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Some good news on inflation? Fed might get it with the CPI this week.
A roaring labor market and high inflation readings early this year have cast doubt on the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates soon. But the March report on consumer prices might offer a ray of hope.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Bowman says inflation still too high to justify Fed rate cuts
Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman said “we are still not yet at the point” at which the central bank would be justified in cutting U.S. interest rates because of persistent inflation.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve