Fed pushes back on aggressive U.S. rate cut views
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday pushed back on market expectations and presidential pressure for the central bank to deliver a significant U.S. interest rate cut of…
Wall Street Week Ahead: Investors eye G20 with hopes for U.S.-China trade detente
NEW YORK (Reuters) – All eyes will be on U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping next week as investors are desperate for any signs of a thaw…
Citi sees case for Fed to lower rates by 50 bps in July
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a Citibank logo displayed outside the Citibank Plaza in Hong Kong July 28, 2014. REUTERS/Bobby Yip NEW YORK (Reuters) – Citi economists said on…
Fed officials face weak inflation, but split over what it means
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve officials were divided Friday over how seriously to treat a slide in inflation, with one top policymaker saying the Fed was “close” to…
Goldman skeptical of ‘insurance’ U.S. rate cuts from Fed
(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs economists said on Sunday they are skeptical of “insurance” U.S. interest rate decreases from the Federal Reserve to forestall possible slowing in U.S. economic growth due…
Take Five: The Fed and the rest
With President Donald Trump’s trade policies heightening fears of a U.S. recession, expectations of a Fed rate cut have dramatically increased in the past month. Money market pricing became even…
Wall Street ends down; Broadcom warning hits chip stocks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday as investors were cautious going into next week’s Federal Reserve meeting, while a warning from Broadcom of a broad weakening…
Wall St. slips; banks fall with prospect of rate cut, energy drops
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street ended down slightly on Wednesday, with bank stocks declining as prospects of a U.S. interest rate cut rose and energy shares tumbling along with…
Underlying U.S. producer inflation boosted by services
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Underlying U.S. producer prices increased solidly for a second straight month in May, boosted by a surge in the cost of hotel accommodation and gains in portfolio…
Equities rally dissipates as trade optimism fades, yield curve flattens
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s indexes ended Tuesday’s session virtually unchanged after investors turned their focus to U.S.-China trade tensions as euphoria from Friday’s U.S.-Mexico deal faded. FILE PHOTO:…