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U.S. core consumer price inflation ((CPI)) was firmer than expected in June, with a 0.3% rise that boosted the year-over-year rate to 2.1%. The timing of the strong print is somewhat awkward for Federal Reserve officials who have signaled a willingness to cut interest rates in July, and for Ch...

By Jill Mislinski The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the June Consumer Price Index data on Thursday morning. The year-over-year non-seasonally adjusted Headline CPI came in at 1.65%, down from 1.79% the previous month. Year-over-year Core CPI (ex Food and Energy) came in at 2.13%, up ...

On Wednesday, Jerome Powell testified before Congress that the U.S. economy is "suffering" from a bout of uncertainty caused by trade tensions and slow global growth. To wit: "Since [the Fed meeting in mid-June], based on incoming data and other developments, it appears that uncertainties a...

By John Fujiwara Portfolio Manager John Fujiwara explains how equity and bond views of the U.S. economy are at odds with each other following the Fed's dovish pivot. Investment management tends to be a field of specialization, with much time spent conducting in-depth research into a pa...

By Daniel Poppe Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that "the economic outlook hasn't improved in recent weeks, a strong signal the central bank could cut its benchmark short-term interest rate when officials meet later this month," The Wall Street Journal reports . ...

By Barkley Rosser Buried in the Weekend section of the Financial Times is a report that the aggregate value of assets that earn negative nominal yields has substantially expanded since the beginning of 2019 and has reached a new high. So, on January 1, 2019, the value of these assets was...

By Krishna Memani , Vice Chairman of Investments The Fed's pivot to easier policy likely extends the current business cycle As the global equity markets rebounded from their December 2018 lows, we have all heard the constant refrain: Bad news being good news can't last, the day of...

Three different people directed me to a Robert Barro column that asks how the Fed achieved its recent success in inflation targeting: Judging by the US inflation rate over past decades, the Fed's monetary policy has worked brilliantly. Annual inflation has averaged only 1.5% per year si...

There are few things about financial markets about which one can be certain. However, there could be an exception today when there is such a discrepancy between the gloomy government bond market and the optimistic equity market's view as to where the US and world economies might be headed. In ...

By James Knightley , Chief International Economist Financial markets have taken Jerome Powell's testimony as a signal that the Federal Reserve is fully on board for rate cuts. However, the statement is more nuanced and hints at a more cautious approach from the Fed than is currently ...