A person shops in a supermarket as inflation affected consumer prices in New York City, June 10, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters For the better part of a year, the inflation narrative among many economis...
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Next Fed rate hike to spark dangerous game in economy: Peter Boockvar
The market’s violent reaction to hotter-than-expected inflation may usher in more losses. Investor Peter Boockvar believes Wall Street is coming to grips with a painful reality: Inflation isn...
Inflation ‘collapse’ will spark big stock market gains: Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse expects the Federal Reserve to pause interest rate hikes sooner than widely expected due to tumbling inflation. According to the firm’s chief U.S. equity strategist, it will launch...
Falling gas prices are raising hopes that inflation is slowing, New York Fed survey shows
People shop at a supermarket in Montebello, California, on August 23, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Lower gas prices are raising optimism that inflation is on the decline, according to ...
Fed’s Waller sees ‘significant’ rate hike this month, backs data-dependent approach
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Friday echoed recent sentiments from his colleagues, saying he expects a big interest rate increase later this month. He also said policymakers should st...
Fed Chair Powell vows to raise rates to fight inflation ‘until the job is done’
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell in an appearance Thursday emphasized the importance of getting inflation down now before the public gets too used to higher prices and comes to expect them as th...
New Fed banking chief targeting crypto and climate change as top priorities
President Joe Biden will nominate Michael Barr to be the Federal Reserve’s top regulator in charge of big banks. Barr, who served as assistant Treasury secretary for financial institutions durin...
Fed Vice Chair Brainard vows ‘we are in this for as long as it takes’ to stop inflation
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard vowed Wednesday to press the fight against inflation that she said is hurting lower-income Americans the most. That will mean more interest rate increases and ...
Market bracing for another three-quarter point hike from the Fed this month
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington, DC, on July 27, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Traders are now seeing a near-certainty that the Fede...
Fed’s Mester sees benchmark rate above 4% and no cuts at least through 2023
Loretta Mester at Jackson Hole, Wyoming David A. Grogan | CNBC Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said Wednesday she sees interest rates rising considerably higher before the central b...
U.S. needs miracle to avoid recession, economist Stephen Roach warns
Negative economic growth in the year’s first half may be a foreshock to a much deeper downturn that could last into 2024. Stephen Roach, who served as chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, warns the ...
Fed rate hikes won’t curb inflation if spending stays high, paper says
John C. Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Lael Brainard, vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, and Jerome Powell, chair of...
Where The Feds Go To “Retreat”
The sign reads “howdy stranger yonder is Jackson Hole, last of the old west. On top of Teton Pass … [+] Wyoming getty Jackson Hole, Wyoming is where Federal Reserve Bank big shots go in la...
Fed minutes July 2022:
Federal Reserve officials at their July meeting indicated they likely would not consider pulling back on interest rate hikes until inflation came down substantially, according to minutes from the sess...
Goldman sees a ‘feasible but difficult path’ for the Fed to defeat inflation without a recession
Construction workers outside the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Building, photographed on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The Federal ...
This was a good week for inflation numbers, but whether it can last is the big question
Gas station prices are seen in Bethesda, Maryland on August 11, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images There was more good news Friday for inflation, as import prices fell more than expected and broug...
The easing of inflation pressures is giving the economy some breathing room, for now
A shopping cart is seen in a supermarket as inflation affected consumer prices in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., June 10, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters If inflation has been the biggest threat to U.S....
Wage inflation, used car prices could jump higher: Jim Bianco
Washington’s efforts to curb inflation will fall short particularly this year, according to market forecaster Jim Bianco. And, he believes this week’s key inflation data will help prove it...
Consumers’ expectations of future inflation decreased significantly in win for the Federal Reserve
Gas prices are displayed at an Exxon gas station on July 29, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The consumer outlook for inflation decreased significantly in July amid a sharp drop in...
Fed Governor Bowman sees ‘similarly sized’ rate hikes ahead after three-quarter point moves
Federal Reserve Bank Governor Michelle Bowman gives her first public remarks as a Federal policymaker at an American Bankers Association conference In San Diego, California, February 11 2019. Ann Saph...
Fed’s Bullard sees more interest rate hikes ahead and no U.S. recession
St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said Wednesday that the central bank will continue raising rates until it sees compelling evidence that inflation is falling. The central bank officia...
Fed’s James Bullard expresses confidence that the economy can achieve a ‘soft landing’
James Bullard Olivia Michael | CNBC St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said Tuesday that he still thinks the economy can avoid a recession, even though he expects the central bank will ...
Fed’s Mary Daly says ‘our work is far from done’ in raising rates
Mary Daly, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, poses after giving a speech on the U.S. economic outlook, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S., November 12 2018. Ann Saphir | Reuters The Fed...
Market jump after Fed hike is ‘trap,’ Morgan Stanley warns investors
Morgan Stanley is urging investors to resist putting their money to work in stocks despite the market’s post-Fed-decision jump. Mike Wilson, the firm’s chief U.S. equity strategist and chi...
How portfolios are shifting as the Federal Reserve hikes rates again
The Good Brigade | DigitalVision | Getty Images Here’s how portfolio allocations have shifted “We’re attempting to address both inflation and recession concerns,” said certifie...
Fed decision July 2022:
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted its second consecutive 0.75 percentage point interest rate increase as it seeks to tamp down runaway inflation without creating a recession. In taking the benc...
1 in 5 Americans dodging credit card statements as interest spikes
domoyega | E+ | Getty Images As credit card debt swells and interest rates spike, many spenders are fearful about high balances. Nearly 1 in 5 Americans are afraid to check their credit card statement...
Powell, Clarida cleared of wrongdoing in Fed trading controversy
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks to reporters after the Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to stem a disruptive surge in inflati...
Fed Governor Waller says he’s open to ‘larger’ rate hike this month than in June
Christopher Waller, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for governor of the Federal Reserve, speaks during a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S, on Thursday...
Fed report finds higher fears of inflation and potential recession
A Federal Reserve economic survey released Wednesday pointed to elevated recession fears along with a belief that soaring inflation will last at least through the end of the year. The central bankR...
Stock futures slip after Wednesday’s session as Wall Street awaits bank earnings
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, July 13, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures slipped Wednesday night as traders look ahead to earnings fr...