Friday’s jobs report comes as investors increasingly expect the Federal Reserve to begin raising interest rates as soon as next month.
Category: Interest Rates
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Jobs Report Poses New Test for Warsh and the Fed
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What the Stock Market’s Record Rally Has to Do With Rescuing the Yen
The New York Times – Business:The wide impact of the U.S. intervention into the Japanese currency shows the extent to which global markets’ revolve around investments in artificial intelligence.
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Warsh Considers Reducing Frequency of Fed Policy Meetings
The New York Times – Business:The Federal Reserve has met at least eight times a year for decades. Reducing the number of meetings would represent the biggest change by Kevin M. Warsh since he became chairman.
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Inflation Worries Prompted Fed Officials to Dissent on Holding Rates Steady
The New York Times – Business:Internal divisions over whether to raise interest rates intensified at Kevin Warsh’s second meeting as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
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Bond Investors’ Inflation Angst Rises on Fed’s Lack of Guidance
The New York Times – Business:The yield on government bonds, which underpins borrowing costs from mortgages to business loans, remained elevated over concerns about the Federal Reserve’s efforts to contain inflation.
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Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Eased During Pause in Iran War
The New York Times – Business:Price pressures eased during a brief reprieve in the war with Iran, but the resumption of fighting suggests that inflation risks are still prevalent.
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A key inflation measure eased in June during a pause in the war with Iran.
The New York Times – Business:Price pressures eased during a brief reprieve in the war with Iran, but the resumption of fighting suggests that inflation risks are still prevalent.
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A ‘Credibility Shock’ Looms Over the Fed
The New York Times – Business:Bonds sold off sharply after the Federal Reserve’s latest rate decision, signaling growing turmoil between the markets and the central bank.
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Warsh’s Performance Falls Flat With Markets as Fed Holds Rates Steady
The New York Times – Business:Kevin M. Warsh has made taming inflation the top priority of his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman. But his hesitancy to embrace the possibility of higher borrowing costs has sparked a backlash.
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Government Borrowing Cost Hits Two-Decade High After Fed Rate Decision
The New York Times – Business:The surge in Treasury yields suggests investors doubt that the Federal Reserve can keep inflation contained.
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Fed Holds Rates Steady but Three Officials Back Increase
The New York Times – Business:Kevin M. Warsh’s second meeting as chairman of the Federal Reserve was colored by internal divisions over the path forward for policy.
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4 Takeaways From the Federal Reserve Meeting
The New York Times – Business:Fed officials held interest rates steady, but they have splintered over how to fight inflation.