Growing Yield Curve Inversion Raises Concerns Of Ignored Recession Warning in Stock Market
On Wednesday (June 28), the U.S. Treasury yield curve inverted further, with the yield on the two-year note…
DAI’s Real-World Backing: MakerDAO Acquires $700M In US Treasuries For Collateralization
MakerDAO announced on Wednesday a significant addition of $700 million in U.S.
Hawks Are Circling Wall Street: Two Top Analysts Call For The Fed To Resume Hikes In July
Two major investment banks on Wall Street stated that they anticipate the Federal Reserve will resume hiking interest…
Powell Hits The Brakes After 10 Straight Interest Rate Increases, But Fed Signals More Hikes Coming This Year
The Federal Reserve held the fed funds rate unchanged at 5%-5.25% on Wednesday, as predicted by the market,…
Deflation Pushes Producer Prices To 28-Month Lows Ahead Of Fed’s Interest Rate Decision
U.S. producers now face the reality of deflation, as the Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand slumped…
Surprise Dip In May Inflation Raises Hopes For Pause In Fed Rate Hikes
Inflation decelerated more than expected in May, bolstering investor optimism regarding the conclusion of Fed rate hikes. The…
Fed’s Tug of War: June’s Pause Masks The Challenges Of A Tricky Balancing Act
Back in March 2022, the Federal Reserve embarked on an unprecedented interest rate hiking cycle, aiming to quell…
A Bolt From The Blue: Treasury Yields Go Haywire; Fitch Retains Negative Watch Despite US Debt Ceiling Resolution
Despite the resolution of the debt ceiling standoff allowing the U.S. government to meet its obligations, Fitch Ratings has chosen to maintain its "Rating Watch Negative" stance on the U.S.
US Labor Market On Fire: May Jobs Data Reveals Employment Boom, Steady Wage Growth, Putting The Fed On The Fence
The U.S. labor market is hot and continues to show tight conditions, posing a difficult dilemma for the Federal Reserve regarding whether to raise interest rates further or hit the pause button.
IMF Anticipates ‘Persistent Inflation Problem’ For US, Interest Rates To Stay At 5.5% Until 2024
The International Monetary Fund says the U.S. economy won't escape the challenge of persistent inflation if the job market does not soften and monetary policy does not stay tight for an extended period of time. On Friday, the U.S.