The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.5 percentage point and signaled more tightening next year. The half-point increase brings the Fed’s federal funds rate up Read more
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Fed’s Daly, despite ‘welcome’ CPI data, still wants to raise benchmark rate above 4.5%-4.75% range
The Federal Reserve should still raise its benchmark interest rate slightly above a 4.5%-4.75% rate despite the “welcome’ consumer price data released earlier Wednesday, said San Francisco Fed President Mary Read more
U.S. oil benchmark tops $90 a barrel on China reopening hopes
Oil futures rose early Friday, on track for weekly gains, as market bulls looked for signs China may soon move to ease COVID restrictions and allow economic growth to revive. Read more
Fed’s Collins says too early to tell how high benchmark interest rate needs to go
It is important to shift the focus from the pace of interest rate rises to how high they need to be to bring inflation lower, but it is hard to Read more
Benchmark U.S. Treasury yields stalled as traders await Fed decision
U.S. benchmark bond yields were little changed on Wednesday as traders kept their powder dry ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision later in the session. What’s happening The Read more
China’s central bank keeps benchmark lending rates unchanged
China’s central bank on Thursday held the benchmark lending rates unchanged as expected, as the yuan continues to face increasing downward pressure. The People’s Bank of China kept the one-year Read more
China PBOC Holds Key Policy Rates; Likely Signals Same for Benchmark Rates
China’s central bank held its key policy rates steady on Monday, which may mean the same holding pattern for benchmark lending rates later this month. The People’s Bank of China Read more
Fed’s benchmark interest rate may peak above 5% after Sept inflation data, some economists think
When the Federal Reserve started to raise its benchmark policy interest rate by super-sized 0.75 percentage points in June this year, a few Fed officials and private sector economists talked Read more
‘True carnage’: Stock-market selloff wipes $13 trillion in market cap off broad U.S. benchmark
The U.S. stock market’s latest leg down is spreading the pain for investors. Data from research firm Bespoke Investment Group shows just how broad-based and deep the 2022 selloff has Read more
U.S. oil benchmark extends fall below $80 on recession fears, surging dollar
Oil futures fell Monday, with the U.S. benchmark extending its decline below the $80-a-barrel threshold on fears aggressive tightening by the Federal Reserve and other central banks will spark a Read more
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