• US Yields Soar as Traders See Fed Delaying First Cut to December

    (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries slumped and traders further trimmed their outlook for the pace of Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts, deterred by a US GDP report that highlighted sticky price pressures. Most Read from BloombergUS Economy Slows and Inflation Jumps, Damping Soft-Landing HopesMalaysia in Talks With Tycoons on Casino to Revive $100 Billion Forest CityBiden’s Gains Against Trump Vanish on Deep Economic Pessimism, Poll ShowsHow to Get a Meeting With the UAE’s $1.5 Trillion ManZuckerberg...

  • The outlook for home prices has changed drastically in just the past month as Fed rate cuts look more and more distant

    Freddie Mac said home prices will increase 0.5% in 2024 and 2025, after saying last month they will rise 2.5% in 2024 and 2.1% 2025.

  • Fed Rate Doubts Have Options Traders Covering Both Hikes and Cuts

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  • Kevin O'Leary sees no Fed rate cuts this year: 'it's just reality'

    Investors need to stifle any hope for interest rate cuts this year, as the Federal Reserve will not be able to reach its inflation mandate anytime soon, Kevin O'Leary said.The "Shark Tank" star told Fox Business Network that monetary policy will instead remain unchanged, and that anyone still betting on a dovish pivot is mistaken. Backing him up on Wednesday was the Fed itself, which announced at the conclusion of its latest policy meeting that it would leave the federal funds rate at its...

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    Fed Chair Powell details two potential economic paths that could lead to rate cuts

    Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell takes questions from reporters after

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    The Fed would only cut rates to help the U.S. service its soaring debt, fund manager says

    The reason the Fed may be tempted to cut rates would be to help the U.S. cover interest payments on the national debt, according to fund manager Freddie Lait.

  • JEE Main 2024 Result 2024: Cut-off increases by 2.45%; only two girls of 56 candidates score 100 percentile

    JEE Main 2024 Session 2 Result: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on April 24 released the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2024 result for session 2. Those who appeared for JEE Main April session can check their scores at the official website - jeemain.nta.ac.in. In 2024 exams, a total of 9.24 lakh candidates registered, of which 8.2 lakh appeared for the JEE Main 2023 exams, held in January and April. Increase in 100 percentilers This time, the number of 100 percentilers has increased by...

  • Boomer wealth complicates Fed rate-cut decision

    The Federal Reserve is once again in a tough spot, as inflation remains

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  • ‘Traders must explain soaring prices of goods in probe’

    Traders and middlemen must give the proper responses to congressmen, once the House committee on trade and industry continues its inquiry on the soaring prices of basic goods despite plunging farmgate prices, Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said last Monday.

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    When will the Fed begin to cut interest rates? It’s a mystery

    A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Nowadays, it’s anyone’s guess when the Federal Reserve will begin to cut interest rates this year — if at all. Fed officials are meeting this week, starting Tuesday, to discuss rates and set policy. They’re widely expected to hold rates steady for the sixth straight meeting. But analysts...

  • Fed to meet amid dwindling hopes of summer rate cuts

    The Fed's decision to hike interest rates and then hold them at a 23-year high has helped to significantly lower elevated inflation, although it remains stuck firmly above the US central bank's long-term target of two percent.Since the start of this year, the Fed's favored inflation measure has actually accelerated, hitting an annual rate of 2.7 percent in March, while economic growth has slowed, and the labor market has remained robust.The current environment, analysts say, is likely to lead...