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Global economy will ‘crumble’ if Fed doesn’t stop hiking interest rates, billionaire investor Sternlicht says
““They are going to cause unbelievable calamities if they keep up their action, and not just here, all over the…
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RBA slows pace of rate increases as household budgets tighten
SYDNEY–The Reserve Bank of Australia slowed the pace of recent interest-rate increases at a policy meeting Tuesday, citing a deterioration…
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Fed’s Barkin expects inflation to come down a bit in coming months
All signs point to lower U.S. inflation in coming months, Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin said Friday. “Inflation should come…
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Pound gets a respite, moves back toward pre-budget levels
The British pound advanced on Friday after the government agreed to met with the country’s independent budget experts. The pound…
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India Central Bank raises rate to help control high inflation
India’s central bank raised its policy rate in a bid to curb high inflation. Reserve Bank of India Gov. Shaktikanta…
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Rate hikes are spooking the market, but stock investors are focusing on the wrong rate
The stock market has been spooked by rising interest rates. Let’s think carefully, from a value investing standpoint, about these…
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Market instability replaces inflation as the biggest risk, raising the chances of a pivot by the Federal Reserve
Market instability is the biggest risk to central banks globally, replacing inflation, owing to massive amounts of leverage. So far,…
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Dow falls 500 points as bond yields rebound with concern about Fed tightening back in focus
U.S. stocks traded sharply lower on Thursday, erasing Wednesday’s gains, as bond yields rose again with the positive impact from…
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U.S. economy shrank in the first half of 2022, updated GDP confirms
The numbers: The U.S. shrank in the first six months of the year, revised government figures confirm, and painted a…
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U.K. response to ‘crisis-style’ bond moves revives debate about a Fed pivot away from aggressive rate hikes
A pedestrian walks past the Bank of England in London on Tuesday. Daniel Leal/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The Bank of England’s…
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