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Fed slows rate hikes even as Powell says there’s more work to do

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said policymakers expect to deliver a “couple” more interest-rate increases before putting their aggressive tightening campaign on hold, even as they slowed their drive to curb inflation.

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Why the Fed raised interest rates by the smallest amount since it began its epic inflation fight

The Federal Reserve’s policy-setting committee lifted interest rates on Feb. 1, 2023, by a quarter of a percentage point to a range of 4.5% to 4.75%. The increase, the smallest since the Fed began an aggressive campaign of rate hikes in March 2022, came amid signs the fastest pace of…

The Conversation

Fed Chair Jerome Powell strikes a new optimistic tone and as he points to falling inflation and says that he thinks we can avoid a recession

“The ingredients for a soft landing are falling into place,” BMO Wealth Management’s chief investment strategist, Yung-Yu Ma, said. “The Fed is struggling to maintain a semblance of hawkishness.”

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US Federal Reserve hikes interest rate to highest level since 2007

The US Federal Reserve has hiked its key interest rate by 0.25 percent to the highest level since 2007. America's central bank has slowed the pace of rate rises as inflation cools. But Fed Chair Jerome Powell said changes to monetary policy would be "ongoing" as "appropriate". Also in the…

France 24

Fed slows rate hikes, signals further increases are coming

The Federal Reserve slowed its drive to rein in inflation and said further interest-rate hikes are in store as officials debate when to end their most aggressive tightening of credit in four decades.

Tribune News Service

Morgan Stanley's chief strategist thinks investors are in for a bumpy ride after they realize there's no more Fed rate cut 'heroin'

“Once people realize the Fed’s not cutting rates—there’s no more heroin, so to speak—then we’re going to price the fundamentals, which are clearly deteriorating in our view,” Wilson told CNBC Tuesday.

Fortune

Watch: Fed Chair Jerome Powell raises interest rate

The chair of the Federal Reserve made an announcement regarding the anticipated interest rate hike after a policy meeting.

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US Fed set to slow rate hikes

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve started the second day of its policy meeting on Wednesday, on growing expectations that it will step down to a smaller interest rate hike as red-hot inflation shows signs of cooling.

Bangkok Post

UK house price growth slowest since mid-2020; manufacturing contracts for sixth month in a row – as it happened

UK annual house price growth slows to 1.1%; investors await US Federal Reserve message on whether it will tighten monetary policy further

The Guardian - UK

Powell likely to stress Fed's inflation fight far from over

Inflation is cooling, and parts of the economy appear to be weakening

The Independent UK

US labor costs trail forecasts, adding to slower inflation signs

U.S. employment costs rose at a slower-than-expected pace in the closing months of 2022, adding to signs of moderating inflation that reinforces the case for a smaller interest-rate increase by the Federal Reserve this week.

Tribune News Service

US workers' pay slowed in the final quarter of 2022

Pay and benefits for America’s workers grew at a healthy but more gradual pace in the final three months of 2022, the third straight slowdown that could help reassure the Federal Reserve that wage gains won’t fuel higher inflation

The Independent UK

A Fed economist says the Fed is making inequality worse with its interest rate hikes

“Tighter policy…appears to prevent many lower-income families from buying homes,” Fed economist Daniel Ringo explains in a new working paper.

Fortune

3 Key Points to Watch in Today’s Market

Every Friday, Steve Reitmeister (Reity) and I sit down to chat about the week and how we're feeling about the stock market (SPY). Normally, the two of us are pretty in sync -- we've both been pretty bearish for months. However last week, it looked like that was starting to…

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Larry Summers says the economy is looking good—but a potential pitfall for the Fed could still be the 'greatest tragedy'

It's been all good economic news in recent weeks, but the former Treasury secretary warns the final stretch to fight inflation might be the hardest.

StockNews.com

Bullish Vs. Bearish Stock Market...

"Are you actually bullish now?". That was the question I got from StockNews CEO Steve Reitmeister late last week after I published my commentary for my POWR Stocks Under $10 newsletter. Even though he and I differ about our respective stock market (SPY) outlooks from time to time, I think…

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Even Larry Summers thinks we might avoid a recession after months of gloomy predictions: 'Soft landings are a triumph of hope over experience, but sometimes hope does triumph'

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said in September that there was a 75% chance of a U.S. recession. But after the latest inflation data, he says he's a little more hopeful.

The Independent UK

Fed's Powell tests positive for COVID, has 'mild' symptoms

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms,” the Federal Reserve announced

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The Guardian - US

There is no US labor shortage. That’s a myth

There is, however, a shortage of jobs paying sufficient wages to attract workers to fill job openings

Evening Standard

US rate of inflation falls to 6.5 per cent

Drop from 7.1% in November raises hopes that the worst of the inflation storm could be over

Fortune

The Fed’s ongoing housing market ‘reset’ sees buyer cancellation rate at one of the nation’s largest homebuilders spike to 68%

KB Home announced that its buyer cancellation rate in the fourth quarter of 2022 spiked to 68%. That's up from 13% in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Fortune

What is ‘supercore’ inflation? Economists are obsessing over a narrow slice of price data

Economists think excluding sectors like housing gives a better idea of what’s really happening with inflation.

ABC News

ASX gains despite higher inflation, job-vacancies dip, and World Bank warns of looming recession — as it happened

The cost of living continues to climb and employers are still scrambling to find workers, but the Australian share market has jumped 1 per cent thanks to big miners and a rise on Wall Street.

Tribune News Service

Powell vows to limit Fed’s climate role to protect independence

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sought to draw a line around how far the central bank will use its powers to promote a greener economy, vowing it will not be a climate regulator.

Axios

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says central bank will not be a "climate policymaker"

The comments were part of a larger speech on the importance of an apolitical Fed.

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