Interest Rates

BlackRock Inc.’s Rick Rieder has some advice that bucks conventional wisdom: The best way for the Federal Reserve to temper inflation will be to lower rates, not hold them higher. BlackRock’s Rieder Says Cut, Not Hike, Would…
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People shop in the food section of a retail store in Rosemead, California, Jan. 19, 2024.Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesInflation trends may have gotten a little less dreary in April, though they are still likely to keep the…
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Investors may want to consider JPMorgan's Equity Premium Income Fund ETF in order to get more reliable gains in the current volatile market environment.According to the firm, the ETF uses S&P 500 options and proprietary data to…
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A Turkish national flag, left, and a flag bearing the portrait of Kemal Ataturk, founder of the modern Turkish republic, hang from the exterior of a building in the Sisli district of Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022.Bloomberg |…
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US Fed Meeting Outcome LIVE Updates: The US Federal Reserve announced its interest rate decision today after a two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, leaving the benchmark interest rates unchanged at 5.25 per cent - 5.50…
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It had moved nearly 3.5 yen between 158.445 and 154.97 on Friday as traders vented their disappointment after the Bank of Japan kept policy settings unchanged and offered few clues on reducing its Japanese government bond, or JGB,…
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France and Germany's economies are the worst-performing in Europe, while the UK is seen as doing moderately well. On the up side, Spain and Italy are seeing distinctly more positive signs. ADVERTISEMENTEuropean companies…
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following a closed two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 13, 2023.Kevin…
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(Bloomberg) -- Stock futures joined losses in bonds as hotter-than-estimated inflation data bolstered speculation the Federal Reserve will…
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Federal Reserve officials said at their last meeting that they needed more evidence that inflation was heading lower before reducing interest rates. That isn’t what the March consumer price index provided on Wednesday. “Participants…
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