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Stock Index Futures Climb as Dovish Fed Comments Boost Sentiment, PepsiCo Earnings on Tap

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are up +0.20%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are up +0.26% this morning as comments from Fed officials bolstered bets that the U.S. central bank may stand pat until year-end, while investors continued to evaluate the potential impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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2 Federal Reserve officials say spike in bond yields may allow central bank to leave rates alone

Two Federal Reserve officials suggested that the central bank may leave interest rates unchanged at its next meeting in three weeks because a surge in long-term interest rates has made borrowing more expensive and could help cool inflation without further action by the Fed

The Independent UK

3 officials sworn in at Federal Reserve, as governing board reaches full strength

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell swore in three members of the central bank’s governing board Wednesday, including Philip Jefferson as vice chair and Adriana Kugler to fill a vacant seat as the central bank’s first Latina governor

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Biden's 3 Federal Reserve nominees appear likely to win Senate approval

President Joe Biden’s three nominees for the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors pledged to fight inflation during a confirmation hearing that drew only modest pushback from Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee

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Stock market today: Asia follows Wall Street up on hopes Fed will ease off rate hikes

Asian stock markets are following Wall Street higher ahead of an update on the U.S. jobs market

The Independent UK

Stock Index Futures Climb as Debt Ceiling Progress Boosts Sentiment, ECB Minutes in Focus

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.26%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +0.11% this morning as market participants cheered the passage through the U.S. House of Representatives of a bill to suspend the debt ceiling.

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Stocks Climb Before the Open as Debt Ceiling Progress Boosts Sentiment, ECB Minutes in Focus

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.19%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +0.11% this morning as market participants cheered the passage through the U.S. House of Representatives of a bill to suspend the debt ceiling.

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Federal Reserve likely to skip interest rate hike at next meeting in June, officials signal

Leading Federal Reserve officials are sending out stronger signals that they will forego an interest rate increase at the central bank’s next meeting in June

The Independent UK

Persistently high inflation is causing a split among Federal Reserve officials over next steps

The stubbornness of high inflation is dividing the Federal Reserve over how to manage interest rates in the coming months, leaving the outlook for the Fed’s policies cloudier than at any time since it unleashed a streak of 10 straight rate hikes in March 2022

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Little progress has been made in curbing too high inflation, Fed's Jefferson says

Federal Reserve governor Philip Jefferson says inflation remains too high and there has been “little progress” made toward bringing it down to the central bank’s 2% target

The Independent UK

Biden taps Philip Jefferson to be Fed's vice chair, Kugler as first Hispanic on Fed board

President Joe Biden has nominated Philip Jefferson, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, to serve as vice chair of the board

The Independent UK

Stock Index Futures Muted as Bond Yields Tick Higher Amid Easing Banking Fears

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are down -0.10%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are down -0.20% this morning after the Dow and S&P 500 closed in the green on Monday as a buyout deal for the failed Silicon Valley Bank calmed investor concerns about the banking sector, while…

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Stock Index Futures Muted as Bond Yields Tick Higher, Bank Stocks Extend Recovery

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S&P Futures Tick Higher as Easing Banking Woes Boost Sentiment

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are trending up +0.06% this morning as a buyout deal for the failed Silicon Valley Bank calmed investor worries about problems in the banking sector.

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House GOP’s energy bill hitting the floor amid market volatility

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are pitching legislation queued up for a floor vote this week as a salve to high gasoline and electric costs, though it remains hazy how quickly and aggressively the measure would lower prices.

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House GOP’s energy bill hitting the floor amid market volatility - Roll Call

House Republicans are pitching a bill this this week as a way to reduce energy costs, but it’s unclear how quickly it might lower prices.

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'It really shouldn't be this way': Top economist Mohamed El-Erian blames the Fed for bad messaging and stock volatility

Fed's Jerome Powell hinted in February that inflation hikes would slow because disinflation was underway. But on Tuesday, he seemed to backtrack.

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Painless disinflation is looking less likely

New data shows consumer spending and inflation heated up in January.

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The Independent UK

Fed's rate hikes likely to cause a recession, research says

Can the Federal Reserve keep raising interest rates and defeat the nation’s worst bout of inflation in 40 years without causing a recession

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Fed tackles inflation with its most diverse leadership ever

When Diane Swonk first attended the Federal Reserve’s annual economic conference in Jackson Hole in the late 1990s, there was a happy hour for women who attended the event

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Hot inflation dims likelihood Fed can achieve 'soft landing'

For months, Chair Jerome Powell has held out hope that the Federal Reserve will be able to raise interest rates high enough to throttle rampant inflation without tipping the economy into recession

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Senate panel backs Michael Barr, Biden pick as Fed regulator

The nomination of Michael Barr, President Joe Biden’s choice to be the top regulator on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, was approved by a congressional committee and sent on the full Senate

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Senate confirms Jefferson, fourth Black man to join Fed board - Roll Call

Philip Jefferson will become the fourth Black man to join the Fed board after the Senate confirmed him with strong bipartisan support.

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Senate confirms Lisa Cook as the first Black woman on the Federal Reserve Board

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Lisa Cook as the first Black woman to join the Federal Reserve Board.

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Senate approves Lisa Cook as first Black woman on Federal Reserve board of governors

Cook is only the second of Biden's five nominees for the Fed to win Senate confirmation. His Fed choices have faced an unusual level of partisan opposition.

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