Stocks tread water as investors await Fed policy insights
Global stock markets were mixed while U.S. Treasury yields ticked up on Monday, as investors waited for the results of a Federal Reserve policy meeting before making any major new bets.
Dollar little changed as traders seek direction from Fed meeting
The U.S. dollar held steady against major currencies on Monday, after posting its biggest weekly gain in more than a month, as traders closed short positions ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting this week.
Wall Street flat with Fed meet in focus
U.S. stock indexeswere flat on Friday as focus turned to next week’s Federal Reserve meeting, while technology and growth- exposed sectors gained after inflation data calmed fears over a long-term spike in consumer prices.
U.S. household wealth jumps to record $136.9 trillion, Fed says
U.S. household wealth jumped to a record $136.9 trillion at the end of March, a report from the Federal Reserve showed on Thursday, suggesting plenty of dry tinder for economic growth as the coronavirus pandemic recedes and the nation reopens.
Analysis: As Fed taper looms, global central banks eye their own exits from stimulus
Haunted by memories of past U.S. interest rate hikes, the world’s central banks are laying the groundwork for a transition to life with less global stimulus, with many countries already signalling moves to the exit.
Take Five: U.S. inflation, China trade and the ECB
A critical view into inflation comes with Thursday’s May U.S. consumer price index.
Analysis: A ‘tsunami’ of cash is driving rates ever lower. What will the Fed do?
Banks have too much cash on their hands – and they’re running out of places to put it.
Amid hiring troubles, rising prices, U.S. growth gains speed -Fed
The U.S. economic recovery accelerated in recent weeks even as a long list of supply chain troubles, hiring difficulties, and rising prices cascaded through the country, Federal Reserve officials said in their latest review of economic conditions.
Fed’s Brainard: more ‘progress’ on recovery ahead, though still far from goals
The United States is getting closer to the Fed’s maximum employment and 2% inflation goals, Fed Governor Lael Brainard said on Tuesday, but the depth of the remaining problem still requires the central bank to stick to its super-easy monetary policy until more progress is seen.
Analysis: The Fed thinks it can have it all: strong economy, job growth, stable inflation
Tension between sticky job markets and rising prices could pose a growing problem for U.S. Federal Reserve officials who have staked an aggressive monetary policy on the belief they can avoid a conflict between returning U.S. employment to pre-pandemic levels and keeping inflation under control.
