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Powell to face Capitol Hill hearing at a time of rising uncertainty over Fed's interest-rate plans

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will begin two days of hearings before Congress on Wednesday that will likely focus on the question that consumed the central bank last week: How far and how fast will the Fed raise its key interest rate from here

The Independent UK

Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Lower Ahead of Powell Testimony

Energy stocks were some of Tuesday's biggest decliners, while Alibaba slid on a C-suite shake-up.

Kiplinger

Powell faces tricky task of explaining rate pause in Congress

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will have an opportunity this week to clarify what many found a confusing message on the path of interest rates, with the added task of assuring Democrats and Republicans the economy is on track.

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Stocks Set to Open Lower as Investors Await Powell Testimony, China’s Rate Cut Disappoints

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are down -0.48%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are down -0.53% this morning as concerns over the Chinese economy weighed on risk appetite, while investors looked ahead to testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for more cues on the U.S. central bank’s…

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Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Nabs Longest Weekly Win Streak Since 2019

A busy week closed out on a quiet note, with the major indexes making relatively modest moves Friday.

Kiplinger

2 top economists both hate the Fed’s ‘inexplicable’ and ‘crazy’ signaling on rate hikes—but for totally different reasons

Two top economists agree that inflation is already conquered, and that by continuing the big squeeze, the Fed will likely drive the U.S. into an unnecessary, and possibly steep, recession.

Fortune

Deflation Pushes Producer Prices To 28-Month Lows Ahead Of Fed’s Interest Rate Decision

The PPI print follows the May consumer price index (CPI) reading, which came in lower than expected.

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ECB raises interest rates by quarter of a point to tame inflation

Move marks eighth successive rise, highlighting struggle to cool price rises amid juddering growth

The Guardian - UK

Bankrate: What the Fed’s June rate pause means for homebuyers and sellers

The Federal Reserve is taking a break from its war on inflation. After raising rates 10 times in 10 meetings in 2022 and 2023, the central bank made no change during its latest meeting. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announced no further increase in the federal funds rate on June 14…

Tribune News Service

Stocks Slip Before the Open as Hawkish Fed Outlook Weighs on Sentiment, ECB Decision in Focus

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are down -0.29%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are down -0.57% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices finished the regular session mixed as hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve weighed on sentiment, while investors also awaited key U.S. retail sales data.

Barchart

The Fed grows confident its Goldilocks economy might come true

The U.S. may not have to sacrifice the economic gains achieved in the pandemic recovery.

Axios

Stock market today: Asia shares mixed after Fed holds rates steady and hints of hikes ahead

Asian trading is mixed after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady

The Independent UK

Powell says nearly all Fed officials expect ‘some’ additional rate increases

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials paused on Wednesday following 15 months of interest-rate hikes but signaled they would likely resume tightening at some point to cool inflation.

Tribune News Service

Fed pauses interest rate hikes but signals more tightening ahead

WASHINGTON: The United States Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to pause its aggressive campaign of interest rate hikes despite "elevated" inflation, while indicating a sharp increase could be needed before the end of the year.

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Jerome Powell admits that some banks are in trouble with their commercial real estate holdings: 'We do expect that there will be losses'

“There will be banks that have concentrations, and those banks will experience larger losses,” Powell told reporters on Wednesday.

Fortune

Fed Chair Powell: The U.S. housing market is 'putting in a bottom'

"We now see housing putting in a bottom, and maybe moving up a bit. We're watching that situation carefully," Powell said on Wednesday.

Kiplinger

Stock Market Today: Stocks Swing After Fed Signals More Rate Hikes

The Fed stood pat on interest rates this time around but the central bank's hawkish outlook made for a volatile afternoon.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fed keeps rates unchanged for first time in 15 months as inflation slowly eases

The Federal Reserve’s move to leave its benchmark rate at about 5.1% suggests that it believes the much higher borrowing rates it’s engineered have made some progress in taming inflation.

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Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged: What the Experts Are Saying

The Federal Reserve stood pat on interest rates but left the door open to future hikes.

Fortune

What CFOs need to know about the latest inflation and wage growth data

Economists weigh in on interest rates and new research that points to labor costs having a small effect on overall inflation.

The Independent UK

Federal Reserve is likely to skip a rate hike at pivotal meeting Wednesday yet signal more to come

The Federal Reserve, having raised interest rates at the fastest pace in four decades, is poised Wednesday to leave rates alone for the first time in 15 months to allow time to gauge the impact of its aggressive drive to tame inflation

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Wage growth doesn't drive inflation. So why is the Fed out to crush workers?

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues have made major mistakes in their battle with inflation.

Tribune News Service

US inflation slows, giving room for Fed to pause rate hikes

U.S. inflation slowed in May, supporting the case for Federal Reserve officials to pause their run of interest-rate hikes this week.

WEKU

Cheaper eggs and gas lead inflation lower in May, but higher prices pop up elsewhere

Inflation cooled slightly in May, thanks in part to falling gas and egg prices. But the overall cost of living is still climbing faster than the Federal Reserve would like.

Businessweek

Payrolls, Prices, Productivity and Profits Hold the Answer to the Puzzling US Economy

A look at the four variables that will tell us whether the country dodges a recession or becomes mired in stagflation.

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