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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 -
Treasurys rally as geopolitical tensions flare, Fed officials raise specter of higher-for-longer interest rates
Yields on U.S. government debt finished lower on Thursday as Israel-Iran tensions flared and a lineup of Federal Reserve policy makers pointed to the possibility of higher-for-longer interest rates to curb inflation.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Powell misreads what’s powering U.S. economy, former Fed official says
Financial conditions have eased since October and Powell is overlooking how this easing is fueling growth.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Options traders see rising risk of Fed rate hike following oil rally, solid U.S. data
A combination of healthy economic data and a rally in oil is renewing the risk of what one major Wall Street bank calls a “hawkish negative surprise” by the Federal Reserve and other central banks.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
S&P 500 Slips After Fed Keeps Rates Steady
Treasury yields inched down but are still up sharply for the year.The Wall Street Journal - World - Federal Reserve -
Fed's Powell: Elevated inflation will likely delay rate cuts this year
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that persistently elevated inflation will likely delay any Fed interest rate cuts until later this year, opening the door to a period of higher-for-longer ratesABC News - Top stories - Federal Reserve -
Stubborn Inflation Could Prod Fed to Keep Rates High for Longer
Hopes for substantial cuts in interest rates are fading as inflation shows more staying power than expected.The New York Times - Top stories - Federal Reserve -
Fed officials consider leaving rates higher for longer
Following higher than expected inflation and labor market readings in January and February on the tail wind of a booming U.S. economy, Federal Reserve officials are suggesting they may keep interest rates higher for longer. “It is too soon to say ...The Hill - Politics - Federal Reserve -
The Dream of Fed Rate Cuts Is Slipping Away
Investors are backing away from expectations that the central bank can reduce rates in coming months, hitting markets.The Wall Street Journal - World - Federal Reserve -
Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Focus on Fed Decision, U.S. Jobs Data and Weak Yen
The Fed’s monetary policy decision on Wednesday is likely to take center stage. Inflation figures will be watched from the eurozone and Asia.The Wall Street Journal - World - Federal Reserve -
Why the Fed keeping rates higher for longer may not be such a bad thing
It's a tough case to sell that higher interest rates today are having a substantially negative impact on the course of the economy.CNBC - Business - Federal Reserve -
Hannon's Take: Fed Uncertainty Claims First Central Bank Victim
Bank Indonesia unexpectedly lifted interest rates as it looks to bolster its tumbling currency. It is unlikely to be the last amid a global pivot to the U.S. delaying rate cuts.The Wall Street Journal - World - Federal Reserve -
Are the odds of Fed interest rate cuts headed for zero?
Investors should consider whether the clock is running out for the Fed to ease policy this year.The Hill - Politics - Federal Reserve -
Analysis: Why March CPI Looms So Large for the Fed
Wednesday’s consumer-price index for March has taken on outsize importance because Federal Reserve officials appeared willing to look past firmer-than-anticipated readings for January and February.The Wall Street Journal - World - Federal Reserve -
Brisk Hiring Bolsters Fed's Cautious Stance on Rate Cuts
Employers added significantly more jobs than economists expected. But wage growth was contained, underscoring a belief that the U.S. can keep adding jobs without fanning inflation.The Wall Street Journal - World - Federal Reserve -
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Projects Optimism, But Inflation Data Are in the Driver's Seat
Some analysts warn of limits to how long the Fed can keep rate increases off the table.The Wall Street Journal - World - Federal Reserve -
Cramer points to signs the economy is slowing that could bring rate cuts from the Fed
CNBC's Jim Cramer referred to these factors as "brown shoots" that are disrupting U.S. economic growth.CNBC - Business - Federal Reserve -
Federal Reserve holds rates steady. Here's the financial impact.
The Fed is leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged, noting a lack of progress in curbing inflation.CBS News - Top stories - Federal Reserve -
Firm inflation during the first quarter has called into question whether the Fed will be able to lower interest rates this year without signs of an unexpected economic slowdown, Powell said.
Firm inflation during the first quarter has called into question whether the Fed will be able to lower interest rates this year without signs of an unexpected economic slowdown, Powell said.The Wall Street Journal - World - Federal Reserve -
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Dials Back Expectations on Interest-Rate Cuts
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said firm inflation had introduced new uncertainty over whether the central bank would be able to lower rates this year.The Wall Street Journal - World - Federal Reserve -
Energy Inflation Is Back. How Much Should the Fed Care?
The Federal Reserve tries to look past volatile energy prices when analyzing inflation and setting interest rates. But the oil market these days is getting harder to ignore.The Wall Street Journal - World - Federal Reserve -
Powell Still Sees Room for Fed to Cut Rates This Year
The Fed chair said stronger-than-anticipated economic activity hasn’t changed the Fed’s expectation that declining inflation will allow for rate cuts.The Wall Street Journal - World - Federal Reserve