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Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Near Zero, Still Sees Inflation as ‘Transitory’
Even while pressure mounts to taper its asset purchases, the central bank will continue its accommodative quantitative easing.
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Will the Fed Shift Policy Due to Increasing Inflation?
More sense of the changes coming ahead of today’s FOMC briefing.
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Federal Reserve Officials Raise 2021 Inflation Projection, Powell Addresses Asset Purchases
This was a significant increase from the 2.4% officials were predicting in March.
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As Powell Heads to Fed Meeting, Inflation Data Can Only Get Worse
Fed Chair Jerome Powell's challenge is to convince traders he's got the resolve to respond to runaway inflation, without actually doing anything.
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How the Federal Reserve Might Try to Calm Inflation Fears This Week
The question is whether Powell will allow bond yields to keep rising or if the Fed will step in to ward off any unwanted market reaction.
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Fed Chair Powell: ‘We’d Welcome Higher Inflation’
The central bank doesn’t want to pull back asset purchases just yet, Powell said Wednesday.
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Why Are Traditional Investors So Hungry for Yield Curve Control?
When FOMC minutes suggested the Federal Reserve might not employ yield curve control, the markets reacted angrily.
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Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Close to Zero, Continues Buying Treasurys
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would hold benchmark U.S. interest rates close to zero and continue buying Treasury bonds to support the coronavirus-devastated economy....
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Bitcoin Stuck Below $10K as Stocks Drop
With the Fed dashing hopes of a V-shaped recovery, it's uncertain whether bitcoin will become a store of value or begin to track stocks.
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