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The Latest Breaking News from US Federal Reserve

Manchin prods Fed to tackle inflation, citing economy risk

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin said the Federal Reserve needs to “stop pussyfooting around” and “tackle inflation head-on,” renewing his call for the central bank to act against the fastest pace of price increases since the early 1980s.

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Central banks should be cautious in calibrating a response to inflation

They have the chance to be the hero of the hour, but if they get it wrong, we’ll be back in recession

The Guardian - UK

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is peddling baseless conspiracy theory that FBI incited Jan. 6 Capitol riot

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz has been peddling a conspiracy theory for weeks suggesting that the FBI incited the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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What the Fed’s Rate Hike Announcement Means for the Stock Market

Over the past week, the S&P 500 (SPY) has been essentially flat, but there’s been a healthy amount of volatility. This was encapsulated by today’s session when stocks opened nearly 1% lower following a worse than expected CPI report. However, stocks staged a furious comeback and were just getting into…

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2 Strong Insurance Stocks to Add to Your Portfolio This Month

U.S. Treasury bond yields have been rising since the start of the year. Inflation has been climbing to a multi-decade high, forcing the Fed to announce the potential for it to raise interest rates multiple times this year. This bodes well for the insurance sector because it tends to benefit…

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Rocket Companies.: Buy, Sell, or Hold?

Shares of tech-driven real estate platform Rocket Companies (RKT) have been foundering lately due to bearish sentiment about its growth. As the Fed gears up to hike interest rates soon, will RKT’s profit margins and growth prospects improve in the coming months? Read more to find out.

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Tester says he's reviewing Fed nominee Raskin as Senate Banking approaches vote - Roll Call

Senate Republicans are questioning Fed nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin's work for a fintech company when she was on its board.

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Biden will split frozen assets between 9/11 victims, Afghan aid - Roll Call

An executive order launches a plan to divide $7 billion in foreign reserves held in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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Asian shares skid as hot inflation data point to rate hikes

Shares are mostly lower in Asia after a sell-off on Wall Street spurred by news that inflation jumped 7.5% in January

The Independent UK

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Slump After Inflation Report —What If Feds Decide To No Longer Hodl Their Stash?

Bitcoin was volatile Thursday night after the U.S. Labor Department reported inflation rising at the fastest clip since 1982. The global cryptocurrency market cap decreased 4.6% to $2 trillion at press time.

Benzinga

US inflation soars to 40-year high

Inflation in the US has surged to the highest level in four decades. January's 7.5 percent reading is the fastest annual pace since 1982. It will add more pressure to the US Federal Reserve to rein in the spiralling price rises. Also in the show: French President Emmanuel Macron announces…

France 24

What Will Be Tomorrow's Gold And Silver Price?

Gold and silver may be looking to make some big moves at the end of this week, as the heavyweight of inflation data is released. US inflation is released on Thursday, and investors will immediately be trying to determine what the results and the subsequent commentary from Fed officials could…

Benzinga

How To Not Get Crushed: Investing Cautiously Ahead Of The Fed's Rate Tightening.

Cottonbro/Pexels Stock Picking Gets Harder

Benzinga

EXPLAINER: Why US inflation is so high, and when it may ease

Last year, it was a nasty surprise

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Nevada lifts mask mandate as more US states ease Covid restrictions – as it happened

Governor Steve Sisolak rescinds state’s mask mandate immediately – follow all the day’s politics news

Tribune News Service

US inflation charges higher with larger-than-forecast gain

U.S. consumer prices surged in January by more than expected, sending the annual inflation rate to a fresh four-decade high and adding more urgency to the Federal Reserve’s plans to start raising interest rates.

Al Jazeera

US consumer prices surge at fastest rate in forty years

US consumer prices rose 7.5 percent last month – the sharpest annual rise since February 1982.

Chicago Sun-Times

US inflation soars 7.5% in the past year, a 40-year high

There are few signs that inflation will slow significantly anytime soon.

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The Conversation

How raising interest rates curbs inflation – and what could possibly go wrong

After about three decades of relatively low inflation, consumer prices are skyrocketing again.

The Independent UK

US inflation jumped 7.5% in the past year, a 40-year high

Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America’s consumers, wiping out pay raises and reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin raising borrowing rates across the economy

The Guardian - UK

Wall Street drops as interest rate rises loom after US inflation hits 7.5% – as it happened

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Economist Susan Collins becomes first Black woman to lead a Fed bank

The economist and academic administrator adds to diversity at the central bank.

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2 Worst Performing Mega-Cap Stocks in January

Mega-Cap stocks are generally considered all-weather stocks due to their ability to protect investors from market volatility and to endure harsh economic downturns. However, mega-cap stocks NVIDIA (NVDA) and ASML (ASML) have been among the worst-performing names of late due to various macroeconomic headwinds and the Fed’s hawkish tilt. Read…

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4 Top-Rated Stocks to Buy for Stability in a Volatile Market

The stock market has been suffering worrying fluctuations since the beginning of the year on investors’ concerns over expected interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve to control multi-decade high inflation. So, we think investors that are seeking to sidestep market volatility could bet on quality stocks Walmart (WMT), CVS…

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Biden's pick-your-poison inflation dilemma: Be patient or cause a recession

Inflation could last through 2022, but killing it faster could send the economy into a tailspin.

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