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Fed Vice Chair Brainard says it may 'soon' be appropriate to move to slower pace of rate hikes
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Fed Vice Chair Brainard says it may 'soon' be appropriate to move to slower pace of rate hikes
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Fed Vice Chair Brainard says it may 'soon' be appropriate to move to ...
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Could interest rate hikes be keeping inflation high?: The stickiness of the post-pandemic inflation is raising questions about how effective high interest rates ...
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Could interest rate hikes be keeping inflation high?
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US bond bulls lean into latest selloff despite inflation scare: A sharp selloff in U.S. bonds so far in April is prompting some investors to consider allocating ...
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US bond bulls lean into latest selloff despite inflation scare
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U.S. Mortgage Rates Jump Above 7% for the First Time This Year: Rates on 30-year mortgages — the most common kind among U.S. homeowners — surpassed the 7 percent ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/18/business/mortgage-rates.html
U.S. Mortgage Rates Jump Above 7% for the First Time This Year
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Stock market sell-off has 'further to go,' JPMorgan warns: JPMorgan analysts warned in a note to clients this week that the U.S. stock market sell-off has ...
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Stock market sell-off has 'further to go,' JPMorgan warns
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Where To Find Princely 5% Yields For Your Cash And Take No Risk: The Federal Reserve threw you a curveball with interest rates. Cash is still king as inflation ...
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Where To Find Princely 5% Yields For Your Cash And Take No Risk
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Mortgage rates surge past 7%, reaching highest level since November: Mortgage rates soared this week, breaching the key 7% threshold and extending America’s home ...
cnn.com/2024/04/18/economy/mortgage-rates-7-percent/
Mortgage rates surge past 7%, reaching highest level since November
Quick Glance: Mortgage Rates Surge Above 7% in 2024, Posing Major Dilemma for Homebuyers
  • US mortgage rates have surged above 7%, increasing costs for homebuyers.

  • The rise in mortgage rates impacts monthly costs, limiting purchasing power.

  • Uncertainty surrounding rate trends poses a decision dilemma for potential homebuyers.

  • Experts anticipate a moderate easing of mortgage rates later in the year.
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Powell's 'restrictive' emphasis maximizes Fed flexibility: Central bankers choose their words carefully, so recent comments from the Federal Reserve's two most ...
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Powell's 'restrictive' emphasis maximizes Fed flexibility
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Stock Market Crash: 3 Charts Show Market Headed For Trouble: "We say rising no landing risks = rising hard landing risks," says Michael Hartnett.
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Stock Market Crash: 3 Charts Show Market Headed For Trouble
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Biden's new take on inflation: Trump would be worse: Biden's team knows there's not a lot it can do to lower it before the Nov. 5 election.
axios.com/2024/04/13/biden-trump-inflation-worse-tariffs
Biden's new take on inflation: Trump would be worse
Quick Glance: Biden's New Perspective on Inflation: Trump Would Be Worse
  • The White House warns that inflation would worsen if Trump is re-elected as a strategy to sway voters.

  • March's inflation increase surpassed expectations, undermining Biden's claim of lowering prices.

  • Rising oil prices due to geopolitical tensions could lead to higher gas prices, a concern for the White House.

  • Biden emphasizes fighting inflation as top priority while experts debate the impact of his economic stimulus packages.
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Inflation’s Last Mile Will Test Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve: Slower disinflation and approaching elections are a dangerous combination.
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-23/inflation-s-last-mile-will-test-jerome-powell-and-the-federal-reserve
Inflation’s Last Mile Will Test Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve
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Fed: Don't expect rate cut: On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell firmly shut the door on rate cuts, citing lack of confidence in progress on ...
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Fed: Don't expect rate cut
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Central Bankers Should Retire the 2% Inflation Target: With the energy shock now a memory, central bankers require more flexible objectives.
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-17/central-bankers-should-retire-the-2-inflation-target
Central Bankers Should Retire the 2% Inflation Target
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Opinion | Why Is the Federal Reserve Always Surprised by Inflation?: The central bank owes the public an explanation—and a serious effort to correct its flawed ...
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Opinion | Why Is the Federal Reserve Always Surprised by Inflation?
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Fed Chair Powell says there has been a 'lack of further progress' this year on inflation
cnbc.com/2024/04/16/powell-cites-lack-of-progress-this-year-in-reaching-feds-inflation-goal.html
Fed Chair Powell says there has been a 'lack of further progress' this ...
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Housing market left in limbo by the Fed's inflation battle: Cutting interest rates, which would make mortgages cheaper and spur construction ...
bostonglobe.com/2024/04/22/business/fed-inflation-housing-market/
Housing market left in limbo by the Fed's inflation battle
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Wall Street traders keep underestimating America’s economic strength: It's the exact opposite of what happened in the 2010s
axios.com/2024/04/14/stock-market-bonds-interest-rates-us-economy
Wall Street traders keep underestimating America’s economic strength
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Gold price forecast: Citi sees 25% soar to $3,000 over next 18 months: Citi strategists wrote in a recent note that they see gold soaring past $3 ...
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Gold price forecast: Citi sees 25% soar to $3,000 over next 18 months
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Biden's bad news on inflation: Inflation is rearing its ugly head again and it's a nightmare for Biden on several fronts.
axios.com/2024/04/10/cpi-inflation-report-biden-march
Biden's bad news on inflation
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Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live during a policy forum in Washington: Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks to the Wilson Center's Washington Forum on the Canadian ...
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Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live during a policy forum in Washington
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The U.S. may be entering a new era of persistently high interest rates: With the Fed’s pivot plans now in disarray, it’s 2015 in reverse.
axios.com/2024/04/17/interest-rates-inflation-us-economics
The U.S. may be entering a new era of persistently high interest rates