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Latest mortgage news: Rates keep climbing

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates again in early May, and mortgage rates have responded by climbing. The average interest rate on 30-year mortgages rose to 6.66% this week, up from 6.58% last week, according to Bankrate’s national survey of large lenders.

Tribune News Service

Elizabeth Warren Makes a Major Move to Crack Down on the Fed and Bank Execs

A U.S. Senate bipartisan take : big bank executives don’t belong at Federal Reserve.

The Street

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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How CFOs are navigating the debt ceiling standoff

"CFOs need to be prepared with a good risk management perspective," says a former bank examiner for the Federal Reserve.

Fortune

House Oversight Committee holds ESG hearing

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Ballotpedia

A veteran market watcher who saw the Fed creating a disaster in 2008 says 'distortions in the economy' today are still the Fed's fault

Jim Grant has been writing the “Interest Rate Observer” every week since 1983—and routinely making prescient predictions.

Fortune

Banks: 10 Weeks Into The Bank Wreck. Where Do We Stand? Who's At Risk?

Regional banks remain under pressure 10 weeks after the start of the bank crisis. Regulators, JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon aim at short sellers.

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US interest rates may stabilise for the year

Local economists say it is possible the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady for one year if US inflation and the labour market remain strong.

Bangkok Post

Biden nominates Philip Jefferson to number 2 spot at the Fed

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Philip Jefferson to the number two job at the Federal Reserve, a position left vacant since Lael Brainard left for the White House in February.

AFP

The last hike? Fed signals end to rate rises as inflation steadies

Inflation is finally cooling in the US. But has the Federal Reserve really reached the end of its rate hikes? And what does that mean for other central banks? We speak to Susannah Streeter, Head of Money and Markets at Hargreaves Lansdown. She says the Federal Reserve is widely expected…

France 24

US wholesale price data for April points to easing inflation pressures

Wholesale prices in the United States decelerated last month, the latest sign that inflationary pressures may be easing more than a year after the Federal Reserve unleashed an aggressive campaign of steadily higher interest rates

The Independent UK

This Might Be Your Last Call At Ridiculously 'Plump' 5% Rates

Cash isn’t trash anymore thanks to 10 hikes to interest rates from the Federal Reserve. But the fattest yields in two decades won't last.

Investors Business Daily

Asian markets slip as traders left unmoved by US inflation data

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets mostly fell Thursday as investors shrugged at data showing US inflation dipped further but only marginally, suggesting the Federal Reserve still had much to do in its battle against rising prices.

AFP

Asian markets struggle as traders unmoved by US inflation data

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Thursday as investors shrugged at data showing US inflation fell further but only marginally, suggesting the Federal Reserve still had much to do in its battle against rising prices.

AFP

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'Cash Is Independence': Ron DeSantis Slams the Government's Plan for Centrally-Controlled Digital Money

"If you don't trust central authority, then you should see this immediately as something that is very problematic," says the Florida governor.

Kiplinger

April CPI Report: What the Experts Are Saying About Inflation

A lower-than-expected CPI report helps the case for the Fed to pause in its campaign of rate hikes.

The Street

What Is a Federal Reserve Bank? Why Are They Necessary?

The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States. It is categorized into three key entities: The Board of Governors determines Fed policies, oversees internal operations, and manages the public-facing Federal Reserve system.The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) manages open market ...

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Inflation stayed high last month, compounding the challenges facing the U.S. economy

Consumer prices in April were 4.9% higher than a year ago, according to the Labor Department. Prices rose 0.4% between March and April.

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The Guardian - UK

John Lewis boss Sharon White wins staff confidence vote; US inflation slows to 4.9% – as it happened

Staff criticise retail performance, as John Lewis boss pledges group will always remain employee-owned

The Street

Warren Buffett Responds to U.S. Dollar Doomsayers

The US dollar is on the verge of losing its throne as the world's reserve currency, or de-dollarization, is the question that has been agitating geopolitical and economic circles in recent months.

The Street

Warren Buffett Says the Future of the US Dollar Hangs on This

The US dollar is on the verge of losing its throne as the world's reserve currency, or de-dollarization, is the question that has been agitating geopolitical and economic circles in recent months.

Investors Business Daily

Economic Optimism Index Dives As U.S. Recession Clouds Gather

The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index slid to a six-month low, as rising layoffs and high interest rates raise the risk of a U.S. recession.

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asia shares trade mixed ahead of reports

Asian shares are trading mixed as investors take a wait-and-see view on the week ahead that’s full of reports on some of the market’s biggest worries, including stubbornly high inflation across the economy

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These 2 Stocks Are Poised to Outperform the Market in May

While the stock market volatility is expected to remain as inflation is still above the Fed’s target and the job market remains strong, fundamentally strong stocks Lear (LEA) and Fiesta Restaurant Group (FRGI) look poised to outperform the market. Keep reading.

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Stocks Set to Open Mixed as Investors Await U.S. Inflation Data, Debt Worries Remain

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.02%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are down -0.11% this morning as market participants awaited crucial U.S. inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy stance.

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