Macro Economic Events Archives - Page 82 of 129

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Interest Rates Are Tight Enough, Recession Talk Is Exaggerated And Regional Bank Crisis Manageable: Fed’s Bullard

May 5, 3:48 PM

Speaking to the Economic Club of Minneapolis on Friday, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard noted that the present level of interest rates is in the "sufficiently restrictive" territory according to the committee.

IEF

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April Jobs Report Comes In Hot: 5 Economists Discuss Fed’s Next Step, Interest Rate Risks

By Piero Cingari

May 5, 12:05 PM

The U.S.

AAPL

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Stocks, US Dollar And Treasury Yields Soar: Robust Job Market Crushes Recession Recession Fears

By Piero Cingari

May 5, 10:33 AM

The U.S.

UUP

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SEC Issues Largest-Ever Whistleblower Award Of Nearly $279M

By Happy Mohamed

May 5, 10:16 AM

https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-89

SPY

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U.S. House Committee On Financial Services ‘Ranking Member Waters’ Statement On The Federal Reserve’s Latest Interest Rates Hike’

By Happy Mohamed

May 4, 1:51 PM

https://democrats-financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=410398 Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, released this

SPY

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‘North Carolina House Passes Bill To Ban State From Accepting CBDCs; The Bill Would Ban North Carolina State Government Entities From Accepting Any CBDC, Although A U.S. Digital Dollar Isn’t In The Works Just Yet’ – BlockWorks

By Happy Mohamed

May 4, 9:15 AM

https://blockworks.co/news/north-carolina-cbdc-bill In North Carolina, the House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday which seeks to prohibit government entities in the state from accepting payments made in

SPY

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ECB Hikes Interest Rates To 2008 Levels As Inflation Remains ‘Too High’

By Piero Cingari

May 4, 8:27 AM

The European Central Bank raised its key interest rates by 0.25% Thursday, as broadly expected by the market, increasing the marginal lending facility rate to 3.75%, the highest since the end of 2008.

EZU

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Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rates 0.25%, Says Future Policy Is Data-Dependent

By Piero Cingari

May 3, 2:18 PM

The Federal Reserve raised the fed funds rate by 25 basis points to a range of 5%-5.25% Wednesday, delivering the eleventh hike in the tightening cycle and bringing the cost of borrowing to the highest since August 2007.

DIA

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Investors Reduce 2023’s Rate Cut Bets Ahead of FOMC: Analysts Now Expect Fed On Hawkish-Hold Mode For Longer

By Piero Cingari

May 2, 12:59 PM

Speculators' bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts in the second half of 2023 have been dwindling lately, as economists predict policymakers to stay in a hawkish-hold mode for longer than expected owing to sticky inflation and diminished r

SHY

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Financial Whirlwind: 5 Stocks Feeling The Jitters Ahead Of Expected Fed Interest Rate Hike

By Piero Cingari

May 1, 5:03 PM

On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will almost definitely raise the Fed funds rate by 25 basis points to 4.75-5%, which might cause some market volatility, particularly for interest-rate sensitive equities.

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