Monetary policy
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Treasury yields fall further as recession fears rise
Treasury yields fell further Thursday morning, extending a pullback from multi-year highs on fears aggressive central bank monetary tightening in…
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Fed’s Evans says May CPI data was ‘quite disappointing’ and justified largest rate hike since 1994
The May consumer price inflation report, released just before the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting last week, was “bad news” and…
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Gold prices down a third straight session; copper drops to a 16-month low
Gold futures finished modestly lower on Wednesday, down a third session in a row, as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell…
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Powell says U.S. economy can handle the additional rate hikes that are coming
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday pushed back against economists who argue that aggressive Fed interest-rate hikes have increased…
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Treasury yields fall as stocks stumble ahead of testimony by Fed’s Powell
Treasurys rebounded Wednesday, pulling down yields, with buyers seeking safety as stocks came under renewed pressure ahead of the first…
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‘People are still spending money’: Small-business owners worry about a recession, yet many feel confident they will survive one. Here’s why
Small business owners say they have one more item to add to their list of worries: recession. More than four…
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JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon sees economic ‘hurricane’ coming: ‘Better brace yourself’
JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon sees a storm on the horizon for the U.S. economy, but he’s not…
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Fed’s Daly: Pause in rate hikes comes after benchmark gets up to about 2.5%
The time to pause the rise in interest rates is when the Federal Reserve gets its benchmark policy interest rates…
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Most Treasury yields move higher as investors factor in another half-point rate hike for September
Most Treasury yields moved higher Wednesday, led by the 2- through 7-year maturities, as investors foresee a better-than-50% chance that…
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Exclusive: Fed’s Bostic says idea of September pause is not tied to any looming market rescue
Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic, in an exclusive interview with MarketWatch, said his suggestion that the central bank take a…
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