In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady on the reputation of the Fed. The big story: Trump administration moves against political opponents. The markets: Global markets are mixed; U.S. futures are down. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Good morning. I remember the days when a raised eyebrow from Ben Bernanke would spark hours of debate over the then Fed chair’s mindset about the state of the economy. His predecessor, Alan Greenspan, bragged about learning to “mumble with great incoheren ...

Let's start with Lisa Cook. She's involved in this Fed decision, and yet the president still seems to be trying to get her off the Fed. How is that happening and how might still some legal actions impact anything she does at this Fed meeting. Well, it doesn't look like anything's going to impact what she does at this Fed meeting because she's already there.And we have not heard that the White House has actually filed its appeal to the Supreme Court. So we're not expecting any immediate moves from the justic ...

You often hear about the Federal Reserve when it comes to interest rates and monetary policy. After all, the central bank’s role in setting the federal funds rate has real effects on consumers and their money. But the Fed does more than just influence monetary policy — it also plays a key role in consumer protection. Learn more about how the Fed protects consumers through rulemaking, regulation, and more. 5 ways the Federal Reserve protects consumers The Federal Reserve, commonly referred to as “the Fe ...

美联储政策预期 - 97%受访者预期美联储将降息25个基点 但仅41%认为应该降息25个基点 [2] - 28%受访者认为美联储应降息50个基点 另有28%认为不应降息 [5] - 2025年底联邦基金利率预期中值为3.6% 较7月调查下降30个基点 [6] - 2026年利率预期降至3.13% 接近3.2%的长期中性利率水平 [6][7] 美联储独立性担忧 - 82%受访者认为特朗普总统试图限制或消除美联储独立性 [3] - 41%认为其意图是限制独立性 41%认为意图是完全消除独立性 [3] - 68%认为这些行动将导致更高通胀 57%认为将导致更高失业率 [4] - 54%认为将导致更低经济增长 74%认为将导致美元贬值 [4][5] 人事任命预期 - 45%受访者预期特朗普将任命沃勒为下任美联储主席 沃什支持率24% 哈西特17% [13] - 62%预期库克将留任美联储理事 认为总统罢免企图不会成功 [3] - 55%认为梅农无薪休假的做法不恰当 [3] - 财政部已面试里尔、布勒德、沃什等候选人 计划在静默期结束后面试现任美联储官员 [9][10][17] 市场影响与政策分歧 - 债券和股票市场尚未显现对美联储独立性的担忧迹象 [8] - 政策分歧源于应对通胀上升与就业增长放缓的双重挑战 [5] - 财政部强调最终人选由总统决定 过程保持高度透明 [17][18]

央行政策调整 - 英国央行预计将放缓资产负债表缩减步伐以应对市场波动 突显央行在经济波动条件下对货币政策正常化的谨慎态度[3] - 美联储逆回购操作吸引16家交易对手参与 规模达169.54亿美元 反映短期货币市场持续流动性管理需求[4] 人工智能突破 - OpenAI发布GPT-5 Codex新一代语言模型 在编程写作和复杂推理领域实现重大技术飞跃[5] - 新模型显著提升准确度与上下文理解能力 专门优化工具调用功能 可快速执行编码指令[5] 住房市场战略 - 联邦住房金融局指示房利美与房地美增加住房供应 旨在缓解美国持续存在的住房短缺问题[6] - 该举措是FHFA局长Pulte推动的效率改革组成部分 包括打击抵押贷款欺诈等系统性变革[6] 半导体产业动态 - 意法半导体确认意大利Agrate工厂无裁员计划 澄清早前关于法意两地裁员的市场传闻[7] - 公司重申对意大利投资承诺 计划在2027年前将该生产基地产能提升一倍[9]

Fed's going to kick off its two-day policy meeting tomorrow. Joining us now, former Federal Reserve Board nominee, Judy Shelton. She's a senior fellow at the Independent Institute and a former economic adviser to President Trump in his first term.It's good to see you, Judy. It's been a while. Uh it's I'm reading one of your opeds from right when the election happened and you said, "Now that Donald Trump is the president-elect, expect warnings about the dangers of compromising the independence of the Federal ...

全球股市与债券市场脱节 - 全球股市创纪录价格与债券市场对政府债务水平上升的担忧日益脱节 [1] - 投资者要求购买顶级经济体30年期债务的溢价上升反映"对财政前景的担忧日益加剧" [1] 信用评级下调与风险资产脆弱性 - 美国失去三大信用评级机构的AAA评级 法国被惠誉下调至历史最低评级 [2] - 风险资产估值过高使其易受冲击 需警惕潜在压力传导渠道 [2] 政府债券发行与杠杆投资者 - 政府债券发行日益被对冲基金等高杠杆投资者吸收 [3] - 市场可能在"债务水平超过教科书定义的可持续性之前"就爆发危机 [3] 美国资产投资流向 - 4月非美国投资者大量抛售美国债券和股票 但5-6月大部分资金流已逆转 [4] - 全球投资者持有大量美国资产 加上战略资产配置决策缓慢 表明任何重大投资组合转移都可能是渐进的 [4] 通胀预期调查结果 - 对13个发达经济体和18个新兴市场经济体的调查显示 疫情后全球价格飙升根本推高了家庭通胀预期 [5] - 在涨幅最大的国家 家庭通胀预期上升尤为明显 [5] 通胀持续影响与经济降温 - 临时通胀飙升可能产生持久影响 引发担忧 [6] - 实体经济正在降温 尤其在美国劳动力市场等领域 [6]

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers were keeping their options open on Friday about possible future interest rate cuts, flagging an uncertain outlook for trade, energy prices and foreign exchange rates. The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged on Thursday and maintained an upbeat view on growth and inflation, leading traders to cut their expectations for any further reductions in borrowing costs. But a number of policymakers speaking on Friday hinted that the debate wa ...

President Donald Trump asked a federal appeals court to immediately pause a lower court decision blocking his ouster of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, the latest sign that the administration wants to put the case on a fast track to the US Supreme Court.The Justice Department on Thursday asked a three-judge panel in Washington to grant a so-called stay order that most likely would allow Trump’s firing of Cook to take effect before the president’s appeal is formally heard. The administration asked for a ...

Andi Rice / Bloomberg via Getty Images Raphael Bostic and his fellow Fed voters are expected to put their focus on the labor market at their meeting next week. Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve is tasked with keeping inflation low and employment high. Investors are certain the Fed will cut rates at its meeting next week after two reports Thursday. Thursday's inflation report showed inflation ticked up in line with expectations. Experts say it's unlikely to be a large enough move to deter the Federal ...