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Tempted to open a new credit card? It might get more difficult. Powell warns of ‘tighter credit conditions for households and businesses’
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell this week lent some credence to predictions that banks will start tightening credit standards. On…
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What’s at stake for stocks, bonds as Federal Reserve weighs bank chaos against inflation fight
Markets may be in a vulnerable position ahead of the Federal Reserve’s meeting this week, as traders bet the banking…
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‘Someone needs to tell Jerome Powell that this is not a kill-at-all-costs mission.’ Cut interest rates now to prevent a full-blown banking crisis.
We’re nearing the tipping point where the U.S. economy and banking system either back away from the edge and return…
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Is inflation set to slow quickly? Let’s read the tea leaves
Is stubbornly persistent U.S. inflation on the verge of a sharp slowdown? Some tantalizing hints point in that direction. For…
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Bank failures like SVB are a reminder that ‘risk-free’ assets can still wreck portfolios
Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse a week ago Friday has exposed a big problem with “safe” securities bought with government guarantees…
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SVB’s rescue means the Fed won’t hike rates in March, says Goldman Sachs
After a frantic regulators-to-the-rescue weekend that sparked a rally for U.S. equity futures on Sunday night, the atmosphere has turned…
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The only market forecast that should matter to stock investors: When does the Fed decide that higher inflation is OK?
By this time last year, every stock market forecast made for 2022 was wrong. The U.S. stock market peaked on…
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Want to know the precise number of jobs that would push the Fed to hike by 50 basis points? There isn’t one.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell this week said the central bankers would consider reaccelerating the pace of interest-rate hikes if…
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China’s consumer inflation eases in February
China’s consumer inflation moderated in February to its lowest level in a year, as both food and nonfood prices eased,…
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The 8.7% COLA jump-started spending for Social Security recipients
Older adults are spending more money, thanks to the largest hike in the Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA)…
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