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Data from ADP and the Atlanta Fed shows wage growth for job switchers is accelerating, with gross pay jumping 7.3% compared to 4.4% for job stayers. Despite increasing pay premiums and worker confide…
According to FactSet, 72 of 114 S&P 500 companies reporting Q3 guidance beat Wall Street expectations, far above historical averages. Strong AI demand in the tech sector leads the surge, while corpor…
Fed Governor Christopher Waller indicated a preference to keep interest rates steady at the September FOMC meeting if inflation moderates. His comments reduced market expectations for an immediate ra…
The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate at 2.25% while striking a hawkish tone on inflation. Citing rising upside inflation risks from tariffs and energy markets, Governor Macklem indicat…
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh faces mounting pressure to deliver a 25 basis point rate hike in September after hawkish Jackson Hole remarks. Rising market expectations for tighter monetary policy to curb per…
Social Security COLA projections for 2027 are likely to rise again following a recent rebound in oil prices, which influences the inflation metrics used for the calculation.
New Fed Chair Warsh signaled a hawkish, inflation-focused stance at Jackson Hole, emphasizing that rates will remain restrictive until inflation is firmly at 2%. Markets interpreted this as a signal …
Gold holds above $4,600, with silver also rising, as investors await Fed Chair Warsh’s speech at Jackson Hole for inflation clues. Bullion is supported by Treasury intervention and significant ETF in…
U.S. stocks advanced as falling crude oil prices and softer economic data alleviated inflation worries, driving Treasury yields lower. The S&P 500 gained 0.32%, buoyed by cooling bond yields and stre…
S&P 500 hit its 27th record close of 2024, rising 0.7% on Thursday as investors responded positively to a more benign inflation outlook.
Gold hovers above $4,400 for a fourth straight day as cooling CPI data reduces expectations of a September Fed rate hike, with today's PPI report seen as a key signal for the Fed's next move.
Gold futures hold above $4,400 for a fourth day as cooling CPI data reduces expectations of a September Fed rate hike. Traders await today's PPI report for further clarity on the Fed's next move.
Iran signals no nuclear deal with Trump until his term ends, prolonging Strait of Hormuz tensions. Oil jumped 5% on supply fears while gold hit 9-week highs as investors seek safe havens amid inflati…
US 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.65% amid rising inflation expectations and reduced Fed guidance, while other sovereign yields, including the UK's, stay elevated, pressuring risk assets and boo…
The New York Fed's Survey of Consumer Expectations showed inflation outlooks remain largely stable in July. While households feel better about their finances, they anticipate higher gas prices and un…
Gold and silver surged to multi-week highs as easing Iran-related energy fears reduced inflation risk and Fed rate-hike expectations, boosting precious metals' appeal and breaking key technical resis…
NY Fed President Williams expects inflation to gradually cool but warns rate hikes remain on the table if price pressures fail to ease durably toward the 2% target by 2028. Despite recent dissents fa…
Global markets react to de-escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, with imminent negotiations causing oil prices to slide while U.S. equity futures and gold inch higher.
Fed's Williams maintains a cautiously optimistic view that inflation is easing but keeps the door open for future rate hikes if necessary. While three officials dissented to dissent for higher rates …
Fed left rates unchanged with unclear guidance, triggering a bond selloff and steeper yield curve. BoE held steady with hawkish dissent, RBA and RBNZ signal further tightening, highlighting G10 polic…