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FT-Chicago Booth poll suggests bank will make two or fewer cuts this year, with the first between July and September
Retail sales reach a plateau while company executives see disposable income squeezed
Traders bet on three quarter-point cuts in 2024, down from expectation for six or seven at start of year
Fund managers turn to tech stocks after fears over lingering inflation recede
US inflation remains stubbornly over 3%. Will the markets stay stubbornly high?
And more on JPMorgan’s dominance
Unexpected increase set to be scrutinised by central bank as it weighs interest rate cuts
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President has put recovery at centre of re-election bid but Americans are not buying it
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Latest FT-Michigan Ross survey shows challenges facing president as re-election campaign gears up
Comments from US central bank chair raise hopes for fall in borrowing costs within months
US central bank chair adds that inflation goal not ‘assured’ and cautions about rate cut timing
PCE figures for January are in line with economists’ expectations
Stubborn US inflation data persuades traders to rein in aggressive bets on cuts
Minutes from January meeting showed rate-setters remained ‘highly attentive’ to inflation risks
Prices of some items did not fall as much as anticipated, claims world’s largest retailer
An international comparison unmasks the culprits and has a sting in the tail
By dragging its feet, the central bank risks harming both financial markets and the economy
Plus, a very large taxi company becomes profitable
Consumer price rise of 3.1% in January outpaces market expectations
Differing paths of equities and fixed income mark return to longer-term norm
Economists debate whether the real interest rate seen as key to balancing economies has risen from pre-Covid lows
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