US inflation to attract attention as concerns grow over Fed interest rate cuts April 7, 2024 Markets will be hoping for stronger evidence that US inflation is falling to target when the latest figures are released on Wednesday.
Three reasons why the gold price is hitting new highs April 3, 2024 Investors and governments are all too wary of another fallout akin to when Vladimir Putin first invaded Ukraine two years ago
Fed holds interest rates – but warns on inflation – ahead of Bank of England decision March 21, 2024 The Fed's decision comes as markets grow increasingly nervy about the persistence of inflation after two consecutive overshoots.
Will the US government’s ballooning fiscal deficit put the Federal Reserve’s independence at risk? March 20, 2024 Fiscal dominance is when the decisions of an independent central bank are driven by how it might impact governments rather than inflation.
Will the Federal Reserve and Bank of England surprise investors this week? March 19, 2024 The Fed will reveal its latest decision on Wednesday before the Bank's announcement on Thursday.
Why markets still think the Fed will cut interest rates in June despite US inflation overshoot March 12, 2024 Looking longer term, there has been little progress on inflation since last summer, when inflation dropped to three per cent. Inflation has remained roughly stable since then.
US inflation comes in ahead of expectations again as markets grow nervy about Fed rate cuts March 12, 2024 According to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices rose 0.4 per cent in February, higher than the 0.3 per cent expected by economists.
US inflation top of the agenda with Fed interest rate cuts ‘not far’ away March 10, 2024 Inflation has fallen sharply across many advanced economies, but central banks have so far been unwilling to cut interest rates when they are not absolutely certain that inflation is under control.
US markets on best run since 1971 – but how does the FTSE 100 stack up? March 2, 2024 The S&P 500's remarkable run mainly stems from bets that the Fed will start cutting interest rates in 2024.
Fed’s preferred inflation measure to show persistent pressure in blow for rate cut hopes February 25, 2024 Persistent inflationary pressures are fuelling fears that the Fed will wait until the summer to start cutting interest rates.