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Powell: Pause Is a Continuation of Rate Hike Moderation
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says it made "obvious sense" to moderate rate hikes at a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committees decision to pause rate hikes.
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Powell Says Fed Rate Cuts Are a 'Couple Years Out'
"(Inflation) has not, so far, reacted much to our existing rate hikes and so we're going to have to keep at it," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says at a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committees decision to pause...
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Powell Still Sees Risks of Inflation to the Upside
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says risks of inflation are still to the upside. He says the data still shows that there hasn't been a lot of progress over the last year. Powell speaks in Washington.
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Fed Pauses Rate Hikes, Signals More Tightening Ahead
"Holding the target range steady at this meeting allows the committee to assess additional information and its implications for monetary policy," the Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement released in Washington. Mike McKee...
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Fed's Powell Says 'Nearly All' FOMC Members Expect Further Tightening
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks about the decision by the Fed's policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged.
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JPMorgan's Michele: September Rate Cut Still on Table
Bob Michele, JPMorgan Asset Management global fixed income CIO, says he still sees a recession by the end of the year and expects capital appreciation in bonds during an interview with Jonathan Ferro on "Bloomberg The Open."
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El-Erian Says 'True to 2% Target' Fed Would Hike in June
Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz and Bloomberg Opinion columnist, says a "true to their target" Federal Reserve would its benchmark interest rate at the next policy meeting in June. "If they are true to their word,...
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Morgan Stanley: 'Long' 5-Year Treasuries, Warming Up for Duration
Vishwanath Tirupattur, chief fixed income strategist and director of quantitative research at Morgan Stanley, discusses the outlook for the market, Federal Reserve policy and the US economy. He speaks from the sidelines of the Morgan...
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Collins: Fed May Be at or Near Point It Can Pause Hikes
"I believe we may be at, or near, the point where monetary policy can pause raising interest rates," Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins says at an event in Rhode Island.
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Minutes Show Fed Divided on Further Rate Increases
Federal Reserve officials were divided over whether further interest-rate increases would be necessary to lower inflation, minutes from the FOMC's May 2-3 meeting show. Mike McKee reports on "Bloomberg Markets: The Close."
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Bostic Says Fed Liquidity May Need to Be More Nimble
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic says there are operational challenges when it comes to a 24/7 discount window at an event hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
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Fed's Barkin on Inflation, Banks, Rate Policy
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin discusses the path of monetary policy, the recent banking crisis and the state of the labor market with Mike McKee on "Bloomberg Markets."
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Fed's Barr, in Prepared Remarks, Says Banks Are 'Sound'
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr says regulators "will continue to closely monitor conditions in the banking system and are prepared to use all of our tools for any size institution, as needed." Barr is scheduled...
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Fed's Daly Says More Rate Hikes May Not Be Needed
"There are good reasons to think that policy may have to tighten more to bring inflation down but there are also good reasons to think that the economy may continue to slow," Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly says...
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Bullard Says Fed Can Still Achieve a Soft Landing
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard says he supported the Fed's last 25 basis point rate hike during an Economic Club of Minnesota luncheon.
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Fed's Powell: Ongoing Assessment If Rates Restrictive
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says it is not possible to say rates are sufficiently restrictive right now during a news conference after the Fed raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point and hinted it may be the final...
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Powell: Fed Considered Rate Pause, Consensus Backed Hike
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says policy makers considered a pause in their interest-rate hiking campaign in light of the recent banking turmoil.
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Powell: Fed Will Raise Rates Higher If Needed
"If we need to raise rates higher, we will," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says during a news conference after the FOMC voted unanimously to increase its target for the federal funds rate to a range of 4.75% to 5%.
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Fed Is Between a Rock and a Hard Place: HSBC's Neumann
Frederic Neumann, chief Asia economist at HSBC, discusses the upcoming Federal Reserve policy decision, its potential impact on markets and his outlook for Asian banks. He speaks on Bloomberg Television.
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Fed's Harker Sees Four 25 Basis-Point Rate Hikes in 2022
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker says he favors four 25 basis-point interest-rate increases this year, with liftoff starting at the Fed's March meeting, but does not currently favor a 50 basis-point move. "I...
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Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rates by Half Point
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a half point, the biggest hike since 2000. The U.S. central bank will also start shrinking its massive balance sheet next month. Bloomberg's Mike McKee speaks on a special edition of...
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Lacker: 'Substantial' Fed Rate Hikes Needed
Former Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker says there's a "very strong argument" for a 50 basis point rate increase by the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee in March. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets."
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Powell Says FOMC Evaluating Appropriate Timing for End to Balance Sheet Runoff
Jan.30 -- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference in Washington about the decision by the Fed's policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee to leave rates unchanged and its future approach to monetary policy.
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Is the Market More Fragile?
Sonali Basak and Guy Johnson welcomed Gargi Chaudhuri, BlackRock Head of iShares Investment Strategy Americas, onto "Bloomberg Markets: America" to discuss if market sentiment has changed at all following the rash of central bank...