Fed Rate-Hike Bets Shift Toward December as Hot Inflation and $110 Oil Squeeze Borrowers
Price pressures in the world’s largest economy are running hotter than policymakers would like, yet the Federal Reserve appears in no rush to act. September...
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Warsh Keeps Fed’s Rate Options Open as Hot Inflation Data Fuels Hike Bets
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh declined on Friday to say whether the US central bank will raise interest rates again this month. This came just...
US Inflation Report Lands as Traders Bet the Fed Will Pause Before Raising Rates Again
Wall Street has spent the past two weeks watching two numbers: the yield on the 10-year Treasury note and the price of crude oil. On...
US Inflation Report Looms as Oil Shock Tests the Fed’s Next Rate Move
The US Labor Department is due to publish its September consumer price index at 8:30 am Eastern on Wednesday, 14 October, and few releases this...
US Treasury Yields Climb to Their Highest Levels in More Than Two Decades as Fed Minutes Loom
The cost of lending to the US government rose to its highest level in more than two decades on Monday, as the benchmark 10-year Treasury...
RBI Begins Policy Meeting With a Rate Hike in Focus: What It Could Mean for Borrowers and Savers
Millions of Indian households with loans, deposits or both will be watching Mumbai closely this week. The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee began...
US Consumer Confidence Sinks to Lowest Level in More Than 12 Years as Fuel Costs Bite
American households are more downbeat about the economy than at any point in more than a decade, as higher fuel costs, rising borrowing rates and...
Lagarde Says Measured ECB Rate Hikes Remain Appropriate as Euro Zone Inflation Tops 3%
The head of the European Central Bank has signalled that the euro zone’s fight against energy-driven inflation will continue at a steady pace, not a...
RBA Lifts Cash Rate to 4.60%, a 15-Year High: What It Means for Mortgages and Savings
Australian borrowers face another rise in repayments after the Reserve Bank of Australia lifted its cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.60% on Tuesday....
Mortgage Rates Top 7% as Treasury Yields Climb After Fed Rate Hike
Anyone hoping for cheaper home loans this autumn received another setback as mortgage rates moved above 7 percent, driven by a surge in Treasury yields...