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Powell says soft landing ‘very challenging,’ recession possible

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave his most explicit acknowledgment to date that steep rate hikes could tip the US economy into recession, saying one is possible and calling a soft landing “very challenging.”

Tribune News Service

Fed chair says recession a "possibility" amid inflation battle

"It is not our intended outcome at all," Powell told lawmakers on Wednesday.

Axios

Fed chief vows to keep raising rates until ‘compelling evidence’ of falling inflation

Senator Elizabeth Warren criticizes the Fed’s rate moves, expressing fear that rate hikes will ‘drive this economy off a cliff’

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Jerome Powell Tells Congress The Fed Is 'Moving Expeditiously' To Fight Inflation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell rehashed the central bank's desire to cool down inflation on Wednesday as part of a congressionally mandated semiannual report on monetary policy.

Benzinga

Powell: Fed will decide on rate hikes 'meeting by meeting'

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell underscored the Fed’s determination to raise interest rates high enough to slow inflation, a commitment that has fanned concerns that the central bank’s fight against surging prices could tip the economy into recession

The Independent UK

Powell Testimony And Other Macro Issues For Wednesday

The MBA's index of mortgage application activity for the latest week is scheduled for release at 7:00 a.m. ET. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin is set to speak at 9:00 a.m. ET. The Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell will testify before Congress on monetary policy at 9:30…

Benzinga

Asian shares dip despite Wall St rally; eyes on Fed chair

Asian shares are lower as markets shrug off a Wall Street rally and await the congressional testimony of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

The Independent UK

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Fed's Powell facing rising criticism for inflation missteps

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell won praise for his deft leadership during the maelstrom of the pandemic recession

The Independent UK

Central bank decisions and global oil price falls top markets’ weekly agenda

Central bank decisions and global oil price falls top the weekly agenda for financial markets this week. Here are five things to watch.

The New Daily

Market sell-off a 'real downturn' and risk of global recession close to 50-50, analyst warns

The Australian share market has dropped by more than 15 per cent from its record high, sliding closer towards a bear market. Some investors may be tempted to "buy the dip", but analysts say there is "further downside" ahead.

ABC News

S&P 500 Set For Worst Week Since March 2020 As Fed Gets More Aggressive With Rate Hikes

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NSYE: SPY) dropped sharply this week as investors priced in the Federal Reserve's more aggressive approach to raising interest rates.

Benzinga

US Stock Futures Higher Following Thursday's Sell-Off

Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade after the Dow Jones dipped more than 700 in the previous session. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.75% on Wednesday.

Benzinga

Fed Chair Powell Speech And Other Macro Issues For Friday

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to speak at 8:45 a.m. ET. Data on industrial production for May will be released at 9:15 a.m. ET. Analysts expect industrial production rising 0.4% in May following a 1.1% increase in the previous month.

Benzinga

Race for relevance: On the Fed’s interest rate hike

The Fed’s hike can accelerate the exit of foreign portfolio investments

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Benzinga

The Fed Raised Interest Rates By Historical Numbers: How You Can Combat Surging Inflation

The Federal Reserve and its Chair, Jerome Powell, raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday, June 15th, 2022. The raise is the highest of its kind in nearly 30 years. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and The Fed is no exception, as it attempts to…

The Times of India

Sensex, Nifty drag to 52-week lows: 10 factors behind stock market fall

NEW DELHI: Equity indices slumped to fresh 52-week lows on Thursday as markets extended their losing streak to fifth straight session.

Reason

Recession 'Virtual Certainty' as Interest Rates Spike

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Tribune News Service

Daniel Moss: Jay Powell took Ben Bernanke's advice a bit too far

Ben Bernanke, who led the Federal Reserve during the global financial crisis, observed that the art of setting monetary policy was 98% talk and 2% action. A significant rebalancing of that equation would be welcome after communications upheavals this week roiled markets and seemed to reveal a high degree of…

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ABC News

The ASX opened strong after the US interest rate rise buoyed Wall Street. But it hasn't cancelled out Tuesday's losses

It's been a dramatic few days on the Australian stock market, with steep losses followed by a brief rise on Thursday morning. But there are still more twists and turns to come.

WEKU

Who are the winners and losers of the Fed hiking interest rates?

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it will increase its benchmark interest rate by 0.75%, the largest increase in decades. But what does that actually mean for everyday Americans?

The Independent UK

Asia shares mixed after Fed assurance on rates lifts Wall St

Asian shares are mixed after the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by three-quarters of a point and signaled more rate hikes were coming to fight inflation

The Independent UK

Fed's aggressive rate hikes raise likelihood of a recession

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has pledged to do whatever it takes to curb inflation, now raging at a four-decade high and defying the Fed’s efforts so far to tame it

ABC News

ASX rally fizzles out as US Federal Reserve hikes key interest rate, and Australian dollar surges above 70 US cents

Australian stocks lose their gains despite a rise on Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve increased official interest rates — from between 0.75pc and 1pc to between 1.5pc and 1.75pc — to curb surging inflation, with the move seeing US stocks rally. And the national unemployment rate stayed steady…

The Guardian - US

‘Slamming on the brakes’: economists react to the Federal Reserve’s rate hike

Some economists say it will take an economic contraction and higher unemployment to bring inflation down

Benzinga

Fed Chair Powell: Another 0.75% Rate Hike On The Table For July

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded higher in a volatile session on Wednesday following the Federal Reserve's largest interest rate hike since 1994.

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