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S&P 500 closes down 1.2% in worst finish since mid-February and investors rush into Treasuries
Consumer prices edge tantalisingly close to target in eurozone but exceed forecasts in US
US central bank needs ‘greater confidence’ before cutting interest rates, chair says
Traders forecast benchmark rate will settle at about 3.5%
Top US monetary policymaker all but rules out cutting borrowing costs as early as May
Swaps markets price in less than 0.75 percentage points of rate reductions
Sticky inflation has unnerved financial markets, but officials have stood their ground
Comments from central bank chief come after PCE gauge of price pressures ticked higher in February
Progress on taming price rises ‘has slowed and may have stalled’, according to Christopher Waller
Economists and the Fed think similar things on what will happen to the US economy. So why is there a big gap in their expectations for interest rates?
Fund manager projects Fed will cut interest rates more slowly than other central banks
If the economy is doing well with the current level of interest rates, why lower them?
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The Fed simply cannot even
S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reach record highs after central bank also raises GDP forecasts
Strong US economic growth will not halt central bank’s plan to reduce borrowing costs this year
From lower commissions to falling mortgage rates, purchasing property may become easier
Demand, on the other hand, is not helping US housing markets
FT-Chicago Booth poll suggests bank will make two or fewer cuts this year, with the first between July and September
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Yields have fallen in recent months despite warnings over rising deficit
Traders bet on three quarter-point cuts in 2024, down from expectation for six or seven at start of year
Interest rates are shedding their suffocating dominance over global markets
JPMorgan says companies’ pricing decisions will be ‘key’ for the economic outlook
The inversion will continue until morale deteriorates
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