Bostic says strong jobs report may spur Fed to raise interest rates even higher
The president of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank said U.S. interest rates might have to rise a bit higher than ...
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Nikkei gains but other Asian markets sink after U.S. jobs data fans rate-hike fears
BEIJING — Asian stock markets sank Monday after strong U.S. jobs data fanned fears of more interest rate hikes to ...
Bank of England lifts key rate by a half point
The Bank of England on Thursday lifted interest rates by a half point, as it tries to quell inflation that ...
ECB delivers half-point rate hike and plans another in March
The European Central Bank on Thursday delivered an expected half percentage point interest rate hike and said it intends to ...
The Federal Reserve raises interest rates: here’s what that means for the market
U.S. stocks and bonds rallied on Wednesday, much to the chagrin of traders who had ramped up bearish bets on ...
Bitcoin jumps 3% after Powell says ‘disinflation’ underway
Bitcoin jumped 3% after the Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage ...
Asian markets rise slightly ahead of Fed rate decision
BEIJING — Asian stock markets were higher Wednesday after Wall Street rose ahead of what traders hope will be the ...
Black Swan author Taleb: Stock market ‘way too overvalued’ relative to current interest rates
That’s Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of “The Black Swan” and senior scientific adviser to hedge-fund firm Universa Investments, in an ...
Gold moves modestly higher as traders brace for another Fed interest rate rise
Gold futures moved modestly higher on Tuesday, after posting losses for three sessions in a row, as traders braced for ...
Bank of England and European Central Bank both forecast to raise interest rates by half-point, narrowing differential with the U.S.
The Bank of England and the European Central Bank are forecast to lift their main interest rates by a half ...
Inflation rate slows again to 15-month low, PCE shows, as U.S. economy weakens
The numbers: The cost of U.S. goods and services rose a scant 0.1% in December in yet another sign inflation ...
U.S. stock futures weaken ahead of inflation data, as traders weigh whether to extend rate-hope rally
U.S. stock index futures slipped on Friday ahead of data on inflation, as traders weigh whether to extend a rally ...
Inflation will go negative by mid-year, but risk remains as the Fed may keep raising rates, billionaire investor Barry Sternlicht says
““Inflation will go negative in May or June, because the housing equivalent number is pointing positive. The risk is he ...
The Bank of Canada hit the pause button on interest rate hikes. Why FX traders think the Fed will follow suit.
The Bank of Canada, as expected, raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point Wednesday, but ...
Gold hits fresh 9-month high as inflation wanes
Gold prices advanced to fresh nine-month highs on Tuesday as expectations for smaller U.S. interest-rate hikes helped bolster the yellow ...
A recession is coming, economists say. Some even think it’s already here
More than half of the nation’s business economists think the U.S. will sink into recession in the next year, with ...
Opinion: House Speaker McCarthy’s powers are still strong—but he’ll be fighting against new rules that could prevent anything from getting done
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is already facing the limits of his power. A single member of the House—from ...
Lagarde tells traders they are wrong to bet on slower pace of ECB interest rate rises
Benchmark European bond yields rose and the euro was firm after Christine Lagarde told traders they were wrong to bet ...
Treasury yields drop to 4-month lows after U.S. retail sales, wholesale inflation data
Treasury yields fell sharply Wednesday, with rates on 2- and 10-year notes ending the U.S. session at or near four-month ...
Treasury yields extend drop after U.S. retail sales, wholesale inflation data
Treasury yields fell sharply Wednesday after data showed U.S. retail sales sank more than expected last month and a measure ...
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