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ECB Maintains Interest Rates Amid Persistent Inflation Concerns

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The European Central Bank (ECB) maintained its interest rates on Thursday, indicating that domestic price pressures and elevated inflation levels will persist into next year. After a recent rate cut, the ECB adopted a cautious stance, suggesting more evidence is needed before making another move. The ECB highlighted that while corporate profits are mitigating some … Read more

Citi Analysts Predict 8 Weeks of Fed Rate Cuts Starting in September, Powell Seeks Evidence

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Analysts from Citi, the American multinational investment bank and financial services corporation, predict the U.S. Federal Reserve will begin reducing rates by September, totaling a 200 basis points (bps) cut over the next eight Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings. Nevertheless, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated on Tuesday that additional progress is required before … Read more

Former Fed President Discusses Potential for 2 Interest Rate Cuts This Year

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Former Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren has outlined the potential for two interest rate cuts this year. He cited recent Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) discussions and stabilizing inflation trends. “I am expecting we’ll probably get some more favorable inflation numbers over the next couple of months,” he opined. ‘I Don’t Think We’re Down to … Read more

Fed President Kashkari Finds Bank of America’s December Rate Cut Prediction Reasonable

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Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari addressed Bank of America’s prediction for a potential Fed interest rate cut this year in an interview with CBS News on Sunday. Bank of America predicts that the Fed will cut rates once this year, likely in December. “I think that’s a reasonable prediction,” Kashkari said, noting that it … Read more

Ryze Labs Weighs In: Fed’s Stance on Interest Rates and Its Impact on Market Dynamics

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Following the release of lower-than-anticipated CPI data on June 12, U.S. equities climbed to record highs, with bitcoin exceeding $70,000. However, Ryze Labs, a venture capital firm investing in blockchain and Web3 projects worldwide, particularly in emerging markets, stated that the Federal Reserve’s hawkish dot plot forecast and subsequent comments by Chair Jerome Powell led … Read more

Uncertainty Over Fed Rate Cuts Intensifies With Sticky Inflation Metrics

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As each day unfolds, analysts, economists, Wall Street institutions, and Fed watchers have increasingly postponed their forecasts for when the U.S. Federal Reserve will reduce the benchmark interest rate. Current data suggest that a rate cut in June is unlikely, with odds standing at 50-50 for a reduction in July. Financial Analysts Question Timing of … Read more

Financial Bazookas Revealed – Market Strategists Believe the Fed Will Purchase Stocks Soon

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Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies may be the only free-market assets left not manipulated by central banks like the U.S. Federal Reserve. Since the covid-19 outbreak, the Fed has unleashed a massive arsenal of monetary weapons to combat the effects on the economy. After the significant rate cuts, quantitative easing (QE), and buying mortgage-backed securities, analysts believe … Read more

Stimulus, QE, Rate Cuts: Coronavirus Fuels Central Banks’ Monetary Easing Policy

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The world has been focused on the coronavirus outbreak that’s claimed 105,612 cases and 3,562 deaths to date. The pandemic has caused government leaders to react and central banks are breaking out tools from their arsenal of monetary easing schemes. The world’s central banks say the public health emergency and international concern over the global … Read more

Central Bank of China Pumps 300 Billion Yuan Into Financial System, Cuts Loan Rates

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The Chinese government has taken multiple steps so far to contain the economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic, including interest rate cuts and financial injections worth billions of yuan. It did it again this week, extending the monetary easing provided by the central bank. With the budget under pressure, however, there are indications that Beijing … Read more