Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

Federal Reserve

Economy|News

Fed's Goolsbee says US economy looks back on track to 2% inflation

Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee said on Thursday the U.S. economy looks like it is back on track to 2% inflation after a bump up earlier this

Fed's Goolsbee says US economy looks back on track to 2% inflation
Economy|News

Oil prices settle down after data shows weaker US consumer sentiment

Oil futures prices settled slightly lower on Friday as investors weighed weaker U.S. consumer sentiment against mounting hopes for a Federal Reserve rate cut in

Oil prices settle down after data shows weaker US consumer sentiment
Business|Economy

Stock market today: Wall Street rolls to the edge of records as hopes remain for cuts to rates

U.S. stocks rose after some mixed signals on big banks’ profits and inflation did little to dent Wall Street’s belief that easier interest rates are on the way

Stock market today: Wall Street rolls to the edge of records as hopes remain for cuts to rates
Business|Economy

Global bond funds see hefty inflows on expectations of rate cut

Global debt funds attracted inflows for a 29th straight week in the seven days to July 10 on expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut amid weakening labour market conditions and easing

Global bond funds see hefty inflows on expectations of rate cut
Economy|News

US wholesale inflation picked up in June in sign that some price pressures remain elevated

Wholesale prices in the United States rose by a larger-than-expected 2.6% last month from a year earlier, a sign that some inflation pressures remain elevated

US wholesale inflation picked up in June in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
Economy|News

US producer price data points to subsiding inflation pressures

U.S. producer prices increased slightly more than expected in June amid a rise in the cost of services, but that did not change expectations that the Federal

US producer price data points to subsiding inflation pressures
Business|Technology

HCLTech projects growth as Indian IT industry bets on cautious recovery

India's No.3 IT services provider HCLTech reported a 6.7% rise in first-quarter revenue on Friday, and projected growth in most

HCLTech projects growth as Indian IT industry bets on cautious recovery
Business|Economy

US banking execs weigh macroeconomic risks, Fed's interest rate path

Executives from top U.S. banks remained divided over the U.S.

US banking execs weigh macroeconomic risks, Fed's interest rate path
Business|Economy

Expected US rate cuts have investors looking beyond Big Tech

Looming U.S. interest rate cuts are presenting investors with a tough choice: stick with the Big Tech stocks that have driven returns for more than a year or

Expected US rate cuts have investors looking beyond Big Tech
Business|Economy

Goldman challenges Fed's demand it hold more capital after stress test, FT reports

Goldman Sachs has lodged an appeal with the U.S.

Goldman challenges Fed's demand it hold more capital after stress test, FT reports
News|Political

Dollar lower after Powell, crypto climbs as investors eye Trump win

The dollar fell slightly on Monday after comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, while cryptocurrencies rose on bets that an assassination attempt

Dollar lower after Powell, crypto climbs as investors eye Trump win
Business|Economy

Powell opens key week of Fedspeak as rate cut case develops

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Monday kicks off what is shaping up as a key week of commentary from U.S. central bank officials taking stock of

Powell opens key week of Fedspeak as rate cut case develops
Business|Economy

In the Market: How regulators are using banks to illuminate shadow banks

The Federal Reserve has proposed new rules that would allow it to gather granular details about banks' exposure to shadow banks, a move that shows how regulators are

In the Market: How regulators are using banks to illuminate shadow banks
Economy

NY Fed finds rise in credit rejection rate in June

Credit rejection rates were higher in June than earlier in 2024 but slightly lower than a year ago, new data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Monday.

NY Fed finds rise in credit rejection rate in June
Economy|News

Powell says Federal Reserve is more confident inflation is slowing to its target

Chair Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve is becoming more convinced that inflation is headed back to its 2% target and said the Fed would cut rates before the pace of price increases actually reached that point

Powell says Federal Reserve is more confident inflation is slowing to its target
Economy|News

Fed's Powell: Latest data 'add somewhat to confidence' inflation is returning to 2%

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Monday the three U.S. inflation readings over the second quarter of this year "add somewhat to confidence" that

Fed's Powell: Latest data 'add somewhat to confidence' inflation is returning to 2%
Economy|News

Fed's Powell touts progress on inflation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Monday the three U.S. inflation readings over the second quarter of this year do "add somewhat to confidence" that the pace of price increases

Fed's Powell touts progress on inflation
Economy|Political

Powell says he will stay at Fed through end of term as chair

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Monday said he has no plans to leave his post as head of the U.S. central bank before his term expires, pouring cold

Powell says he will stay at Fed through end of term as chair
Economy|News

Confidence is growing on winning inflation fight, Fed's Daly says

San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on Monday said "confidence is growing" that inflation is heading toward the U.S. central bank's 2% goal, the bar that policymakers

Confidence is growing on winning inflation fight, Fed's Daly says
Economy

Dollar rises on retail sales boost

The dollar rose on Tuesday, on track for a second straight daily gain, after a reading of retail sales proved to be firmer than expected, but was still soft

Dollar rises on retail sales boost
Economy|News

Oil prices decline over 1% on Chinese demand jitters

Oil prices settled more than 1% lower on Tuesday, the third straight day of losses, on worries of a slowing Chinese economy crimping demand, though declines

Oil prices decline over 1% on Chinese demand jitters
Economy|News|World

Stock market today: Asian stocks slip, while Australian index tracks Wall St rally to hit record

Asian stocks are mostly lower even as investors wager that the Federal Reserve will come ahead with a cut to interest rates, while Australia's benchmark hit a new record

Stock market today: Asian stocks slip, while Australian index tracks Wall St rally to hit record
Economy|News

No rush for US Fed to cut rates, IMF's chief economist says

Cooling inflation data is allowing the Federal Reserve to begin a "very reasonable" shift toward easing rates, but a still-strong U.S. labor market means that

No rush for US Fed to cut rates, IMF's chief economist says
Economy

Fed's Kugler cautiously optimistic inflation headed to 2% target

Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler on Tuesday expressed cautious optimism that inflation is returning to the U.S. central bank's 2% target, with goods,

Fed's Kugler cautiously optimistic inflation headed to 2% target
Business|Economy|News

Dow and S&P 500 close at record highs as investors bet on September rate cut

Dow and S&P 500 close at record highs as investors bet on September rate cut

Dow and S&P 500 close at record highs as investors bet on September rate cut

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