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104 Economists Bet on a Hold, But Traders See a 36% Chance the Fed Hikes This Week
As the Fed meets with rates at a 3-year pause, the consensus of 104 economists is for no change. Yet bond and futures ma...
Fed Set to Hold Rates as Oil Spike Fails to Sway Majority, Citi Predicts Dovish Signal
Markets price a 30% chance of a July hike on oil-driven inflation fears, but Citi sees a steady hand as cooling core pri...
Gold and Silver Brace for Fed, Oil Swings and Iran Risk in Pivotal Trading Week
Precious metals face a pivotal week with a Federal Reserve rate decision, US-Iran tensions, and oil price moves likely t...
Fed and BOJ Rate Meetings Pose Twin Tests for Bitcoin as Yen Fall Raises Unwind Risk
Next week's Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan rate decisions will test Bitcoin's resilience, as rising oil prices and ye...
Fed Poised to Hold Rates as New Chair Kevin Warsh Wrestles with Sticky Inflation and Rising Geopolitical Risks
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates at 3.50–3.75% this week, but inflation at 3.5% and esca...
Federal Reserve Set to Hold Rates as Oil Spike and Trump Pressure Test New Chair
The US Federal Reserve is expected to leave rates unchanged for a fifth straight meeting, but geopolitical tensions and ...
US Consumer Credit Stalls in May as Credit Card Borrowing Contracts
Total consumer credit was unchanged in May as a sharp pullback in revolving credit offset modest growth in nonrevolving ...
US New Home Sales Rise in June but Mortgage Rate Surge Caps Recovery
Sales of new single-family homes rose 1.6% to an annual rate of 628,000 in June, beating forecasts, but the jump in mort...
US Stocks Tumble as Oil Tops $100, Tech Sells Off on Alphabet and Tesla Warnings
A triple blow of surging oil prices, rising bond yields, and disappointing signals from Alphabet and Tesla sent the S&P ...
Bitcoin Stuck Near $65,000 as AI-Driven Inflation Delays Rate Cuts, Draws Capital Away
Bitcoin hovers around $65,000 amid a massive AI investment cycle that is keeping inflation elevated and bond yields high...
US Stock Futures Fall on Semiconductor Weakness; Alphabet, Tesla Earnings in Focus
US index futures edged lower on Wednesday, pressured by declines in chipmakers and cautious positioning ahead of earning...
Gold at a Crossroads: Analyst Flags $4,000 as Decisive Level for the Next Move
Gold's recent pullback is likely a deeper correction within a long-term structural bull run, not a loss of allure, says ...