Weekly Indicators: Heavyweights Move Corporate Profits To Positive
Long-term interest rates back off, while short-term indicators stay strong. Learn why inflation and consumer spending trends slow down amid a strong US dollar.
Lower Inflation Wouldn’t Assure Rate Cuts, Fed’s Logan Says
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan urged policymakers to remain cautious in the coming months, reiterating ...
Swap spread incremental widening may continue
Depending on the details of shifts in bank regulations, swap spreads based on the secured overnight financing rate could ...
Consumer Pullback Lessens Wall Street’s Inflationary Gloom
US retail sales slumped in January by the most in nearly two years, indicating an abrupt pullback by consumers after a ...
Romania to Extend Rate Pause as Risks Intensify: Decision Guide
Romania’s central bank is likely to hold interest rates for a fourth meeting as risks to its inflation forecast pile up from ...
Powell Tells Congress Fed Still in No Rush to Lower Rates
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank doesn’t need to rush to adjust interest rates, again signaling that ...
Powell Says Fed Isn’t Rushing to Change Rates
In testimony before the Senate Banking Committee today, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stuck to last month’s message, ...
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El-Erian Sees Fed Holding Rates for Longer Than Markets Expect
The Fed, in theory, should be raising rates now, if it’s truly committed to the 2% inflation target, El-Erian, president of Queens’ College, Cambridge and a Bloomberg Opinion columnist ...
Fed’s Hammack Says Rates on Hold Until Inflation Ebbs Further
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said it’s appropriate to keep interest rates steady for “some time” ...
Fed Needs Clarity on New Policies Before Rate Cuts, Bostic Say
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said the central bank must gain more insight on proposed policy ...
Peru Halts Key Rate Cuts on Strong Growth and Global Risks
Peru left interest rates unchanged Thursday as accelerating economic growth and uncertainty over US trade policy limit the space for a more expansionary monetary stance.