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S&P Futures Tick Lower Ahead of Key U.S. Inflation Data, U.S. Debt-Ceiling Talks in Focus

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are trending down -0.14% this morning after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 closed sharply higher on Thursday as blowout guidance from Nvidia and progress on debt ceiling talks boosted market sentiment, while investors awaited a reading on the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge.

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S&P Futures Tick Lower Ahead Of FOMC Meeting Minutes, Nvidia Earnings on Tap

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are trending down -0.33% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices finished the regular session solidly lower as worries about a potential U.S. default hurt risk sentiment, while market participants also waited for minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting.

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Three Considerations for Stashing Cash After Bank Failures

People are understandably nervous about the safety of their cash accounts. The three-bucket method helps you divide your funds based on when you’ll need to access them.

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Stocks Set to Open Higher as Investors Await FOMC Minutes, U.S. Debt-Ceiling Talks in Focus

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.09%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +0.12% this morning as market participants continued to monitor U.S. debt-ceiling negotiations while awaiting the release of the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge and the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting.

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Stocks Set to Open Lower as Investors Await FOMC Minutes, U.S. Debt-Ceiling Talks in Focus

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are down -0.03%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are down -0.14% this morning as market participants continued to monitor U.S. debt-ceiling negotiations while awaiting the release of the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge and the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting.

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Stocks Set to Open Mixed as Investors Await FOMC Minutes, U.S. Debt-Ceiling Talks in Focus

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are down -0.03%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +0.01% this morning as market participants continued to monitor U.S. debt-ceiling negotiations while awaiting the release of the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge and the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting.

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Survey of economists: Inflation will stay high this year, and so will Fed's key interest rate

The Federal Reserve will make only modest progress in its fight against inflation for the rest of this year, even while keeping its benchmark interest rate at a 16-year high, a group of business economists predict in a new survey

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Federal Reserve Chair Powell hints at a pause in rate hikes when central bank meets next month

Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the Federal Reserve will likely forgo an increase in its benchmark interest rate when it meets in June for the first time since it began raising its key rate 14 months ago to fight high inflation

The Independent UK

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.

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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

The Independent UK

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.

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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

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.

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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…

The Independent UK

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

Reason

'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.

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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.

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The Times of India

US inflation shows signs of moderating, giving Federal Reserve room to pause

WASHINGTON: US inflation showed signs of moderating in April, giving the Federal Reserve room to pause interest-rate increases soon.

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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.

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 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.

The Guardian - UK

Can Joe Biden escape the fallout from the US banking crisis?

If president is not worried about re-election prospects after one of biggest economic bubbles of past 100 years, he should be

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