Central Banks


Fed's Charles Evans Says US Economy Is Slowing But Downplays Recession

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Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans says the U.S. economy has slowed but downplayed chances of a recession. Read more

Fed Now Sees No Rate Hikes In 2019

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The Federal Open Market Committee released its quarterly economic forecast, which includes the so-called dot plot of whe... Read more

Fed Chair Powell: 'The Law Is Clear,' Trump Can't Fire Me

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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell tells "60 Minutes" that President Trump cannot remove him from office. Read more

Fed May Need Time To Have Clarity On US Economy: Rosengren

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The Federal Reserve may need "several meetings" to get a good read on the U.S. economy, a top monetary policymaker said ... Read more

Emerging Markets Set For A 'rally' After Last Year's Rout, Says Strategist

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With the Federal Reserve pledging to be "patient" in future rate hikes, emerging markets could enjoy a turnaround this y... Read more

Fed's Bullard: 'Restrictive' US Policy Is Likely Curbing Inflation

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Fed's interest rate increase in December likely tipped monetary policy into a restrictive setting that may be pushing th... Read more

Watch: Bank Of England's Carney Gives Press Conference After Monetary Policy Decision

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Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is speaking at a press conference following the U.K. central bank's latest monetary... Read more

Fed's Powell Reveals What He Thinks Is The Biggest Challenge Over The Next Decade

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Sluggish productivity and a widening wealth gap are the biggest challenges facing the U.S. over the next decade, the cen... Read more

Janet Yellen: Possible Next Fed Move Is A Cut If Global Growth Continues To Slow

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The former central bank chief cited "slowing global growth" as the biggest threat to the economy she once watched over. Read more

'This Will Come Home To Roost': Warning Investors Not Prepared For QT Impact

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Industry commentators have warned there is "huge complacency" throughout markets about the withdrawal of global liquidi... Read more

DoubleLine CEO Gundlach Says Fed's Powell Is 'caving To The Stock Market'

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Fragile equity markets forced Fed Chair Jerome Powell to pledge that the U.S. central bank will be patient with future i... Read more

Investment Conundrums: Pacific AM's Bartleet On Why His Single Largest Concern Is Complacency In Markets

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Will Bartleet, CIO of Pacific Asset Management, has said it is crucial to diversify away from equities and bonds in thi... Read more

US Stockmarkets Suffer Worst Month In Over Two Years

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A late slump in US stocks on Wednesday driven by continued fears of faster-than-anticipated rate hikes caused the Dow J... Read more

ETF Select 100: Which Were The Worst-performing Funds In January?

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US bond funds were the worst performers in Selftrade's ETF Select 100 list during January, as worries over rising inter... Read more

Sterling Spikes Following Hawkish Comments From BoE Deputy Governor

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Sterling has risen in early morning trading following hawkish comments from Bank of England (BoE) deputy governor Sir D... Read more

PIMCO's Sundstrom: It Is The First Time In My Career Where FX Has Had Such A Deep Impact On Asset Selection

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Geraldine Sundstrom, managing director and manager of the €1.1bn GIS Dynamic Multi Asset fund at PIMCO, has said resp... Read more

BoE Hints At 'earlier' Rate Hikes As MPC Adopts More Hawkish Stance

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The Bank of England (BoE) has held interest rates at 0.5% but adopted a more hawkish stance by suggesting a rate hike w... Read more

Warning Bond And Equity Market Sell-off Has Further To Run As Inflation Fears Build

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Managers have cautioned the sell-off in both bond and equity markets has further to run, pointing to the impact of the ... Read more

SocGen's Edwards: 10-year Treasury Yields Will Fall To -1% In The Next Recession

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Société Générale's bearish strategist Albert Edwards has told Investment Week he believes US 10-year Treasury yield... Read more

Kames' McNeill: Central Banks Will Revert To QE Very Quickly In The Next Downturn

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John McNeill, head of rates at Kames Capital, has said the biggest "real danger" for markets is not central banks reduc... Read more