Federal Reserve policymakers have been obsessed with when they may safely lower interest rates to avoid a recession without impeding the path to 2% inflation.
The path for the Bank of England to cut interest rate cuts looks increasingly uncertain, particularly as the US Federal Reserve looks set to wait a while longer before loosening policy.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned Tuesday that persistently elevated inflation will likely delay any Fed rate cuts until later this year, opening the door to a period of higher-for-longer interest rates. “Recent data have clearly not given us greater confidence” that inflation is coming under control” and instead indicate that it’s […]
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that persistently elevated inflation will likely delay any Fed interest rate cuts until later this year, opening the door to a period of higher-for-longer rates
US central banker says ‘recent data have clearly not given us greater confidence’ that inflation coming fully under controlThe Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, cautioned on Tuesday that persistently elevated inflation will probably delay any Fed interest rate cuts until later this year, opening the door to a period of higher-for-longer rates.“Recent data have clearly not given us greater confidence” that inflation is coming fully under control and “instead indicate that it’s likely to take...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that persistently elevated inflation will likely delay any Fed interest rate cuts until later this year, opening the door to a period of higher-for-longer rates. “Recent data have clearly not given us greater confidence” that inflation is coming fully under control and "instead indicate that it’s likely to take longer than expected to achieve that confidence,” Powell said during a panel discussion. “If higher inflation does persist,” he said, “we can...
Inflation and hiring have been firmer than expected this year, weakening
The House of Representatives passed legislation over the weekend that would broaden sanctions against Iran's oil exports
Judo Bank now predicts the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates three times in 2024 to levels not seen in 16 years - increasing the average mortgage repayment by $300 a month.The bank's chief economic adviser, Warren Hogan, forecast the key interest rate will rise to 5.1 percent by Christmas, from a 12-year high of 4.35 percent. Rate hikes in August, September and November this year would see the Reserve Bank of Australia's key interest rate reach levels last seen in December 2008 during the...
State Street chief investment officer Lori Heinel believes a rate cut in June is "likely."
A key member of the US central bank, Raphael Bostic, tells the BBC rates might only ease "at the end of 2024".
Britain’s FTSE 100 index reached a record high of 8,076 points early on Tuesday April 23 as hopes grew of cuts in the interest rate. This overtook the previous day’s 8,023 and outstripped February 20023’s record 8,0476 points. The City was counting on two interest rate reductions this year, with the first announced in August after […]