Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images The Fed continues to emphasize that it currently has no "risk-free" path. Key Takeaways Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the economy is pulling the central bank's policy in two different directions, as the job market weakens while inflation remains elevated. The central bank has started cutting interest rates, but could change its strategy if inflation gets worse. Two other Fed policymakers spoke Tuesday, with one advocating for gradual rate cuts and the other for more dec ...

According to a report by CBS News, if you had invested in gold at the beginning of 2023, you would have seen about 68% growth by March 2025 [1]. Gold has been the hot commodity as political instability, inflation and tariffs have rocked the stock market and caused investors to divert their money into safer avenues. While Nora’s grandmother was not a big-time investor, she did amass an enviable jewelry collection. Now that she has died, Nora discovered that in her will her grandmother left the majority of ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday the central bank is in a “challenging situation” with an ongoing risk of faster-than-expected inflation at the same time that weak job growth has raised concern about the health of the labor market.In comments prepared for delivery to Rhode Island’s Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, Powell offered little indication of when he thinks the Fed might next cut interest rates, noting that there was danger to both cutting too fast and risking a new surge of in ...

Let's get to Kevin Hanks live at the CBOE and the pre-bell playbook. What's going on there. Good morning, Kevin. Good morning, Nicole.A quiet morning for futures and most uh products moving the markets this morning, but remember yesterday we opened down and fired higher the minute the market opened. So, a very quiet market to start the morning. You know, uh a lot of the futures are very close to unchanged.You've got 10-year yields slightly lower. You got the dollar slightly lower, but all very close to home ...

Jim Cramer, host of Mad Money, wrapped up the week on Friday by advising investors to focus closely on upcoming economic indicators and earnings of different companies. “The president had this big call with President Xi today, right, with China, and all we heard about is that there was this solid discussion about TikTok and some sort of deal reached. I don’t think that’s the way it comes out with this president. He gives a nice talk, but then saves everything for the weekend. I think, over the weekend, we’l ...

And joining us right now to talk about the Fed's recent quarter rate point rate cut, the central bank's future rate path and much more. We want to bring in Jim Bullard. He is the former St.Louis Fed president who's now dean of the business school at Purdue University. He's also in the running as the next Fed chair and as we heard from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant last week. They had a very good and productive meeting recently.Jim, thanks for being here this morning. Um, good to see you. >> What did you ...

美联储降息原因分析 - 美联储降息25个基点[1] - 表面原因为美国就业数据疲软 但就业统计指标变更导致数据可靠性存疑[3] - 根本原因为白宫施压美联储独立性受挑战 特朗普政府要求降息以稳定经济和股市 为2024年11月中期选举创造有利条件[4][6] 美国经济潜在风险 - 劳动力市场紧张 本土劳动力供给不足且移民政策收紧 导致工资上涨压力[5] - 过早降息可能引发通胀回升风险 存在经济滞胀可能性（物价居高不下同时就业增长停滞）[5] 对全球经济及中国市场影响 - 通过汇率、利率及资本市场三路径传导：美元汇率与美债吸引力短期下降 人民币存在升值空间[7] - 国际资本可能增加对中国资产配置 大宗商品价格短期可能上涨[7] - 中国市场已提前消化降息预期（如黄金创新高） 靴子落地后资产价格可能出现反复甚至下跌[9] - 中国货币政策操作空间扩大 央行降息、降准或公开市场操作流动性注入可能性增加[9] 中国政策导向提示 - 货币政策调整非当前核心方向 重点仍集中于财政部国债及地方债解决方案[9] - 美元降息整体利好中国经济调整窗口 但需谨慎对待短期资本市场操作机遇[9]

Asian markets struggled Tuesday to track another record day on Wall Street, with traders now awaiting the release of US inflation data that could dictate Federal Reserve policy in coming weeks.The tepid performance came after a hot couple of weeks on trading floors fuelled by optimism over an easing of US monetary policy.Last week's interest rate cut came with Fed forecasts for two more before the end of the year as officials aim to shore up the stuttering labour market despite elevated inflation.That puts ...

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Gold (GC=F) futures opened at $3,768.30 per ounce on Thursday, up 1% from Wednesday’s close of $3,732.10. The precious metal has remained above $3,700 since the close on September 22. After three Fed governors offered conflicting views on future interest rates earlier this week, investors will focus on new economic data for hints at the Fed’s next policy moves. The Department of Labor will report the September 20 weekly initial jobless claims data today. The expectation is an increase in claims to 235,000 ...