Bitcoin traders have positioned for a Federal Reserve pause next week, with CME FedWatch data showing a 98.2% probability that policymakers will leave interest rates unchanged at the June 16-17 meeting. According to CME FedWatch data, markets are assigning only…
The important question, however, is this: shouldn't the Fed and Bank of Canada look through such a one-off, short-term World Cup employment boost?
The important question, however, is this: shouldn't the Fed and Bank of Canada look through such a one-off, short-term World Cup employment boost?
Should the Fed and BoC look through the World Cup employment boost? was first published on EconReporter on June 8, 2026
Beth Hammack, president of the Cleveland Fed, posted on LinkedIn hours after the jobs report that "today's jobs report reaffirms that the labor market appears to be roughly in balance" and that she "believe[s] persistently high inflation is the bigger concern." If recent inflationary trends continue, "it may soon be appropriate to act," she concluded.
Taking One Last Beth Before the Fed Blackout…
Beth Hammack, president of the Cleveland Fed, posted on LinkedIn hours after the jobs report that "today's jobs report reaffirms that the labor market appears to be roughly in balance" and that she "believe[s] persistently high inflation is the bigger concern." If recent inflationary trends continue, "it may soon be appropriate to act," she concluded.
BNP Paribas has forecast three Federal Reserve rate hikes beginning in December, citing stronger-than-expected U.S. employment data and rising inflation pressures that the bank links in part to the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict. According to a Markets 360 analysis from BNP…
Kevin Warsh was sworn in as the 17th Chair of the Federal Reserve on May 22, 2026, after the Senate confirmed him 54-45, the closest vote in the central bank’s modern history. He is, by a wide margin, the most…
Bitcoin fell to its lowest level in nearly four months on Thursday, extending a sharp weekly decline as renewed Middle East tensions, rising energy prices and persistent inflation concerns prompted investors to retreat from risk-sensitive assets. The world’s largest cryptocurrency dropped more than 5% in Asian trading to below $62,000, its weakest level since early […]
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Gold remained near record levels during the week ending 4 June, highlighting investors’ growing focus on inflation and monetary-policy risks despite tentative signs of de-escalation in the Middle East. Spot gold traded around $4,450 an ounce by Thursday, recovering part of the previous session’s losses and remaining within a few percentage points of the record […]
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It could break the stock market. But it’ll stimulate the economy. Just don’t expect inflation to cool on its own.
Dirigente afirmou que as expectativas de inflação estão "bem ancoradas" em meio a um mercado de trabalho estável que não está criando pressões inflacionárias para cima
Barr comentou que o crescimento dos EUA tem se mostrado resiliente e a taxa de desemprego está baixa, mas que o afrouxamento de regras de supervisão do Fed pode gerar problemas no futuro e estresse no setor
Pela primeira vez em dois meses moeda fechou abaixo de US$ 70 mil, registrando queda no período
Rates for 30-year conforming mortgages stayed above 6.7% this week, but housing market activity has been resilient as weekly pending sales and purchase loan demand are up slightly compared to this time last year.
Federal Reserve Governor Powell, who vowed to be a "low-profile" Fed governor in support of Chairman Warsh, made sure everyone still heard him in his first speech after handing over the chairmanship.
Federal Reserve Governor Powell, who vowed to be a "low-profile" Fed governor in support of Chairman Warsh, made sure everyone still heard him in his first speech after handing over the chairmanship.
Governor Powell’s First Speech Doesn’t Sound ‘Quiet’ was first published on EconReporter on June 1, 2026
Fed’s Waller backed stablecoins as payment tools, while BoE’s Greene said tokenized deposits may overtake them within five years in banking.
The Fed is behind the curve, the bond market is saying, and it’s going to hike belatedly starting later this year, whether it wants to or not.
What if I tell you the Fed officials actually disagreed more at times during the zero-against vote period than in the last meeting? This is what the FOMC minutes-based Hidden Dissent Index indicates.
Powell Hands Warsh a Dissent Surge, But Not Really a Divided Fed was first published on EconReporter on May 28, 2026
What if I tell you the Fed officials actually disagreed more at times during the zero-against vote period than in the last meeting? This is what the FOMC minutes-based Hidden Dissent Index indicates.
_Unemployment
Inmflation>_So, both initial and continuing unemployment claims rose last week, though only by a bit.
More significantly, inflation continues to spike, and consumer spending and GDP for the last quarter was adjusted down which means that Trump's new pet Fed Chairman is likely not going to convince the rest of the FOMC to cut rates.
US inflation increased at its fastest pace in…
Trend reversal started a year ago. Services inflation stuck at high rate for a year. Now prices of food, energy, computers & software (inflationary AI boom), and gold jewelry (gold price spike) all surged.
Em fevereiro de 2026, 10% das famílias entrevistadas disseram não ter comida suficiente, um aumento em relação aos 4% registrados em junho de 2020, conforme dados divulgados na quarta (27)
Federal Reserve governor Chris Waller on Friday cast serious doubt on the textbook look-through strategy to handle the Iran War-induced inflationary pressure — or what we fashionably called the "War? Sh~" strategy. And he is not the only central banker who has expressed reservations.
Central bankers are pushing back against the ‘War? Sh!’ strategy — why look-through may no longer be a good idea…
Federal Reserve governor Chris Waller on Friday cast serious doubt on the textbook look-through strategy to handle the Iran War-induced inflationary pressure — or what we fashionably called the "War? Sh~" strategy. And he is not the only central banker who has expressed reservations.
Getting the 10-year yield and mortgage rates to pre-conflict lows will be harder than people think even if this conflict is truly over.
There's no indication the bond market is better now in figuring future inflation; its expectation of 2.4% annual CPI over 10 years seems woefully low.
The dominant view on Wall Street is that Kevin Warsh's Fed is going to have to raise rates rather than cut them, likely as early as this year.
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WASHINGTON — Kevin Warsh assumed his new role as chair of the Federal Reserve Friday after a swearing-in ceremony in the White House East Room, where U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas delivered the oath of office. President Donald Trump said before a crowd of high-profile former and current lawmakers and officials that he wants […]
O recente impasse nas negociações de paz no Oriente Médio, os preços do petróleo acima de US$ 100 e preocupações com a inflação levaram o mercado a adiantar as apostas de elevação nos juros dos Estados Unidos para outubro deste ano. Após o fechamento do mercado nesta sexta-feira (22), a ferramenta FedWatch, do CME Group, […]