Today: September 29, 2024
Today: September 29, 2024

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Economy

US producer prices unexpectedly fall in October

U.S. producer prices fell by the most in three-and-a-half years in October amid a sharp drop in the cost of gasoline, the latest indication of subsiding inflation pressures.

US producer prices unexpectedly fall in October
Economy

Marketmind: Inflation on the ropes, shutdown averted

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Relief at the resumption of disinflation triggered the best day for U.S. stocks and bonds since the spring as Fed rate hike bets

Marketmind: Inflation on the ropes, shutdown averted
Economy

Australia confident China will lift all trade blocks next month

Australia said on Wednesday China could lift all its remaining trade blocks by next month as relations between the commodity trade partners stabilise and after Prime Minister

Australia confident China will lift all trade blocks next month
Economy

PIMCO bullish on bonds next year as inflation slows down

U.S. bond giant Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) said on Tuesday it favors bonds over other asset classes next year as it expects economic growth to have peaked and

PIMCO bullish on bonds next year as inflation slows down
Economy

Fed's Goolsbee sees inflation falling fast without jobless surge

U.S. inflation is cooling at what could prove to be its fastest pace in at least 40 years, if not longer, with only a limited rise in the unemployment rate, Chicago Federal Reserve

Fed's Goolsbee sees inflation falling fast without jobless surge
Economy

Cooler October US CPI raises confidence that Fed hikes done

U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in October amid lower gasoline prices, and underlying inflation showed signs of slowing, supporting views that the Federal Reserve was probably

Cooler October US CPI raises confidence that Fed hikes done
Economy

Traders see no more Fed rate increases, cuts to start in May

A report showing consumer price inflation cooled more than expected last month had traders on Tuesday erasing bets the Federal Reserve will raise borrowing costs any further, and piling

Traders see no more Fed rate increases, cuts to start in May
Economy

Fed's Jefferson: Inflation uncertainty can warrant stronger response

Monetary policymakers may need to take more forceful action than otherwise to keep inflation expectations anchored when it is unclear how long high inflation might persist, Federal Reserve

Fed's Jefferson: Inflation uncertainty can warrant stronger response
Economy

Yellen says APEC finance ministers agree to expand output sustainably

U.S.

Yellen says APEC finance ministers agree to expand output sustainably
Economy

Treasuries central clearing reduces basis trades risks, says Moody's

An expansion of central clearing in the U.S.

Treasuries central clearing reduces basis trades risks, says Moody's
Economy

ACS hires SocGen to sell services unit in 700 million-800 million euro deal, Expansion reports

Spanish construction group ACS has hired Societe Generale's investment bank to sell its services unit Clece, Expansion newspaper reported on Monday, citing unidentified finance

ACS hires SocGen to sell services unit in 700 million-800 million euro deal, Expansion reports
Economy

Morgan Stanley sees S&P 500 ending 2024 at 4,500

Morgan Stanley said on Monday it expects the S&P 500 to end 2024 at 4,500, and predicted earnings recovery through the year. The target represents a 2% upside from current levels.

Morgan Stanley sees S&P 500 ending 2024 at 4,500
Economy

Moody's analyst sees polarization around US budget issues persisting next year

A top analyst at Moody's said political polarization in the United States will likely complicate budget-making decisions ahead of the 2024 presidential election, which could delay

Moody's analyst sees polarization around US budget issues persisting next year
Economy

Biden officials reject Moody's shift to 'negative' outlook, point to Republican 'dysfunction'

Top Biden administration officials on Friday rejected a decision by Moody's ratings agency to downgrade its U.S. economic outlook to negative from stable, calling the shift a

Biden officials reject Moody's shift to 'negative' outlook, point to Republican 'dysfunction'
Economy

Marketmind: Powell pushback puts cloud 9 beyond reach

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan A slightly exaggerated market reaction to Fed chair Jerome Powell's pushback against early U.S. interest rate cuts was enough to

Marketmind: Powell pushback puts cloud 9 beyond reach
Economy

Take Five: That rate cut trade

Markets are keen to trade rate cuts and big central banks are pushing back, shining a new light on upcoming data in that tug of war.

Take Five: That rate cut trade
Economy

Fed's Powell: biggest mistake would be to fail to control inflation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday said that while the Fed is "not going to ignore" a significant tightening in financial conditions from higher bond yields, there is no "

Fed's Powell: biggest mistake would be to fail to control inflation
Economy

Traders now see Fed starting rate cuts later in 2024 

Traders of futures contracts that track expectations for the Federal Reserve's policy rate pushed out bets on the U.S. central bank's likely first interest-rate cut to June of next year, after Fed

Traders now see Fed starting rate cuts later in 2024 
Economy

Fed reverse repos fall under $1 trillion for first time since August 2021

Money parked at the Federal Reserve’s reverse repo facility fell under the $1 trillion mark for the first time in just over two years, central bank data released on Thursday

Fed reverse repos fall under $1 trillion for first time since August 2021
Economy

Marketmind: Oil and bond yields try to find toehold

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan With the more substantive of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's two appearances this week still to come, markets have stalled as

Marketmind: Oil and bond yields try to find toehold
Economy

Fed's Jefferson: high uncertainty could justify aggressive policy

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson on Wednesday closed a daylong Fed conference with the observation that operating under uncertainty is a challenge for central bankers and that,

Fed's Jefferson: high uncertainty could justify aggressive policy
Economy

Marketmind: Seven up - oil-fueled rally turns to Powell

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Wall Street stocks' longest winning streak in two years - clocking seven straight daily gains - has been underscored by a slump in

Marketmind: Seven up - oil-fueled rally turns to Powell
Economy

Fed's Cook: 'We must remain vigilant to potential shocks'

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Wednesday called out a number of international risks, including persistent inflationary pressures abroad and a further economic slowdown in China,

Fed's Cook: 'We must remain vigilant to potential shocks'
Economy

World wine output to fall to lowest in 60 years

World wine production is expected to fall to its lowest level in 60 years in 2023 due to poor harvests in the Southern Hemisphere and in some major European producers, the

World wine output to fall to lowest in 60 years
Economy

Fed may have to do more to get US inflation back to 2% - Kashkari

The Federal Reserve may have to do more to bring inflation back down to its 2% target given the recent run of resilient economic data, Minneapolis Fed Bank President Neel Kashkari said on

Fed may have to do more to get US inflation back to 2% - Kashkari

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