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USD/CAD edges lower below 1.4000 on softer US Dollar, eyes on US hard data
The USD/CAD pair loses ground to near 1.3975 during the early Asian session on Thursday, pressured by a weaker US Dollar (USD). The US Retail Sales and Producer Price Index (PPI) for April will be the ...
Short-Term vs. Long-Term CDs: What's the Best Move in Today's Uncertain Economy?
It's tricky to choose a CD duration in light of 2025 Fed moves that are possible, but not certain. Should you lock in for ...
US yields surge as traders await data, Fed cuts priced out on tariffs uncertainty
US Treasury yields remained within the week's highs as market mood shifted positively on news that the US and China had ...
Inflation and trade whiplash expected to keep interest rate cuts on hold
The Federal Reserve is finding fewer reasons to get out of its interest rate holding pattern with constantly evolving trade policy from the White House.
Why a former Fed chief says the China trade deal creates more problems for Powell and the central bank
Former Fed president Bill Dudley warned that the central bank risks mistiming interest rate cuts if the economy stumbles into ...
Before resuming interest rate cuts, Fed official seeks 'a lot' more good inflation reports
Chicago Fed chief Austan Goolsbee called the April inflation report 'comforting' but said he needs to see several more as ...
Bitcoin breakout to $120K on radar as markets forget Fed July rate cut
Bitcoin continues to range around $103,000 as bulls struggle to keep upside momentum going. Traders favor short-term BTC ...
Inflation just hit a 4-year low. Don't expect price relief to last even as trade wars die down.
The Fed is aiming to reduce the annual rate of inflation to 2% a year, but it uses a different price gauge known as the PCE to determine whether to raise or lower interest rates. The PCE report is ...
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Stocks Turn Mixed as Bond Yields Rise
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.06%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.13%, and the ...
Inflation Remained Tame In April But Fed Rate Cuts Still Appear Months Away At The Earliest
Investors were bracing for a clear sign of tariff-related pricing pressure in the April consumer inflation report, but ...
Trump tariffs will produce 'at least a temporary' rise in inflation: Fed's Jefferson
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said Wednesday that if the tariffs already unveiled by President Trump are ...
Fed's Jefferson: Policy Changes Make Inflation Forecasting Difficult
Changes to trade policy are making the future path of inflation harder to predict, Fed governor Philip Jefferson said Wednesday, a backdrop that he said makes the central bank's moderately restrictive ...