Fed shifts into cautious policy mode as risks become more two-sided

Fed shifts into cautious policy mode as risks become more two-sided

WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve officials agreed at their last policy meeting that they would proceed “carefully” and only raise interest rates if progress in controlling inflation faltered, the minutes of the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 gathering showed on Tuesday. “All participants agreed that the Committee was in a position to proceed carefully,” … Read more

Exclusive: Three Fed governors tell US senator there is room to reduce balance sheet

Exclusive: Three Fed governors tell US senator there is room to reduce balance sheet

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson speaks at a conference of the National Association for Business Economics in Dallas, Texas, U.S., October 9, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Saphir/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Nov 16 (Reuters) – The three newest Federal Reserve governors, including Vice Chair Philip Jefferson, have told a U.S. senator it’s unclear how … Read more

Crack in US dollar strength to spread as economy slows: Reuters poll

Crack in US dollar strength to spread as economy slows: Reuters poll

BENGALURU, Nov 8 (Reuters) – The dollar’s recent weakness will linger for the rest of the year, according to a majority of FX strategists in a Reuters poll, who also said economic data will be the primary influencer of major currencies for the rest of 2023. A stronger-than-expected U.S. economy and rising Treasury yields as … Read more

Stock Market Correction 2023: Causes

Stock Market Correction 2023: Causes

Index Definitions S&P 500 Index: The Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization US stocks. Risk Considerations Equity securities may fluctuate in response to news on companies, industries, market conditions and general economic environment. The value of fixed income securities will fluctuate and, upon a sale, may be … Read more

Analysis: Time for central bank digital currencies to prove their worth

Analysis: Time for central bank digital currencies to prove their worth

LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – A milestone move by the European Central Bank toward launching a digital euro within a few years means the time has come for the newest incarnation of money to prove its worth. A few countries have introduced central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), China is trialling a prototype yuan with 200 … Read more

Florida Cities Hit Hardest By Inflation Over The Last Year, But Fed’s Effort To Provide Relief Creates New Problems

Florida Cities Hit Hardest By Inflation Over The Last Year, But Fed’s Effort To Provide Relief Creates New Problems

money in the cash register at Frankie’s Pizza on January 12, 2022 in Miami, Florida. The eatery’s co-owner, Renee Pasquarella, said the cost for everything needed to run the business — from cardboard boxes to pizza ingredients including cheese, tomatoes, meat — has gone up. She said that in the 67 years the pizza place … Read more

Major US banks show profit boost, but some caution from consumers

Major US banks show profit boost, but some caution from consumers

[1/2]The entrance to JPMorgan Chase’s international headquarters on Park Avenue is seen in New York October 2, 2012. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NEW YORK, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Major U.S. banks said on Friday higher interest rates boosted profits, sending shares sharply up, even though they said the economy was slowing and saw … Read more

Why a rout in government bonds is worrying

Why a rout in government bonds is worrying

LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – The world’s biggest bond markets are in the throes of another rout as a new era of higher for longer interest rates takes hold. In the U.S. Treasury market, the bedrock of the global financial system, 10-year bond yields have shot up to 16-year highs. In Germany, they touched their … Read more

Wall Street gyrates after Fed keeps rates steady, warns of higher for longer

Wall Street gyrates after Fed keeps rates steady, warns of higher for longer

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Fed sees 25 bp hike this year, 50 bp cuts in 2024 Fed’s projections see inflation approaching goal at end of 2025 Klaviyo jumps in debut Indexes: Dow up … Read more