Warren Buffett’s next move: How Berkshire Hathaway is navigating falling rates, housing headwinds, and market uncertainty. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Getty Images"As for the future, Berkshire will always hold a boatload of cash and U.S. Treasury bills along with a wide array of businesses." – Warren Buffett in his 2022 Berkshire Hathaway Annual LetterThe September rate cut from the Federal Reserve (Fed) likely marks the beginning of a new series of cuts, which could continue to send short-term bond yi ...

Welcome back. A bipartisan group of former top US economic officials in this country coming together to file a brief to the Supreme Court in support of Fed Governor Lisa Cook. You can see some of them here.The list includes every living Fed chair as well as several former Treasury Secretaries and CEA chairs across both sides of the aisle. One exception would be members of the President Trump's first term like that like his secretary minutian. Our next guest is a signator Jared Bernstein, chair of the Counci ...

通胀数据 - 8月核心个人消费支出(PCE)价格指数同比上涨2.9% 与7月涨幅持平且符合经济学家预期[1] - 核心PCE通胀连续54个月高于美联储2%的目标水平 该指标排除波动较大的食品和能源市场[2] - 整体PCE通胀率为2.7% 符合预期且较7月涨幅高出0.1个百分点[2] 消费与收入 - 经通胀调整后消费者支出月环比增长0.4% 较7月0.5%的增幅有所放缓[2] - 个人收入月环比增长0.4% 显示收入增长与消费支出增速同步[2] 就业市场预期 - 9月失业率预计维持在4.3% 预期新增就业4.5万人 较8月2.2万人的低迷表现显著改善[3] - 美联储主席指出就业市场疲弱已成为主要担忧 这是美联储将利率下调至4%-4.25%区间的原因[4] 货币政策展望 - 市场预期美联储10月政策会议有85.5%概率再次降息25个基点至3.75%-4%区间[4] - 货币政策制定者几乎一致支持降息 新任理事主张更激进降息幅度达2%[4] - 近期经济增长预估较初值上调近1个百分点 导致降息概率在周四出现下降[4]

By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) -The Reserve Bank of Australia will keep its cash rate at 3.60% next week, all the economists in a Reuters poll said, as the labour market remains tight and policymakers wait to see firm signs that inflation is easing. While the consensus view for a year-end rate of 3.35% remained intact, a handful of respondents pushed back their November rate cut forecasts, pointing to higher monthly inflation readings. Australia's monthly consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.0% in ...

Key Points Dogecoin and cryptos across the board are still seeing red. The Federal Reserve's 0.25% rate cut last week was smaller than many investors had hoped. Riskier investments like Dogecoin tend to outperform as interest rates fall. 10 stocks we like better than Dogecoin › Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) fell on Thursday, down 6.8% as of 5:09 p.m. ET, as measured from 4 p.m. on Wednesday. The move comes as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) both lost 0.5%. The ...

Key Points XRP is sliding alongside a broader crypto sell-off. The Federal Reserve's 0.25% rate cut last week was smaller than many investors had hoped. 10 stocks we like better than XRP › XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) fell on Thursday, down 6.8% as of 4:59 p.m. ET, as measured from 4 p.m. on Wednesday. The move comes as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) both lost 0.5% on the day. The banking-focused crypto is falling along with much of the market as investors await Friday' ...

The board of governors voted 4-1 to lower the overnight interest-rate target to 7.50% from 7.75%. ...

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates one more time this year, he said on Thursday in a CNBC interview. ...

Economic data has been stronger than expected and several voting members of Federal Reserve's interest-rate committee have expressed caution about easing. ...

Bitcoin has been hovering above$111,000  a day ahead of new U.S. inflation data that will play a big role in determining whether the Federal Open Markets Committee lowers interest rates for a second time  in 2025. Three analysts with whom Decrypt spoke differ about how the largest asset by market capitalization might respond.  Bitcoin was recently changing hands at $111,336, down 1.8% over the past 24 hours and 5.4% since this time last week, according to crypto price aggregator CoinGecko. The BTC price ...