Inside The Convoluted Finances Of Kevin Warsh
Kevin Warsh (center), President Donald Trump’s nominee for Chair of the Federal Reserve, and his wife Jane Lauder…
Investors write off any move from the Fed this month after CPI, Iran talks
With President Trump’s focus squarely on Iran at present, Jerome Powell and the U.S. Federal Reserve are getting…
Unlike 2022, central banks to diverge if energy shock deepens
ORLANDO, Florida, March 31 (Reuters) – The last time the world faced a sudden surge in inflationary pressures…
Worst-case, a dreaded term could apply to the 2026 energy shock
In the war between Iran, the United States and Israel, economics has become as much of a weapon…
Open Questions | Why Kenneth Rogoff thinks China’s yuan will be a reserve currency ‘in the next 5 years’
Professor Kenneth Rogoff of Harvard University has repeatedly warned that the US dollar is approaching a crisis of…
The Iran war produces a sea change in Fed policy expectations
The Federal Open Market Committee voted to keep monetary policy on hold last week as was widely anticipated…
Wall Street expects Fed to stay hawkish on Iran oil prices months after the conflict has ended
While President Trump managed to calm markets somewhat this week by saying the U.S. and Israel’s war with…
Fed’s Barkin: Inflation fight not over amid strong data and war risks
Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin cautioned that the Fed need to reassess its policy risks as recent economic…
Jerome Powell is facing a ‘puzzlement’ of economic data, with contradictions likely to freeze any immediate action on the base rate
One could argue that last week’s surprisingly robust jobs report has made Jerome Powell’s job harder, as it…
Nightmarish labor market finally shows signs of letting up—and ‘vindication’ for Jerome Powell
If 2025 was the year of the labor market’s long winter, January provided the first thaw—along with a…
The Weekly Bottom Line: Shutdown Ended, Labor Market Concerns Linger
Canadian Highlights January’s jobs report surprised with a decline in the unemployment rate. However, the details paint a…
Claudia Sahm: ‘I don’t have a good feeling’ about labor, Fed, at present
Analysts’ favourite gauge of the U.S. economy’s health comes from data. And at the moment, the numbers look…