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Stocks Finish Sharply Higher on Tech Stock Strength and Fed Rate Cut Hopes
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Fed will 'always be late' to cut rates if it goes by its rule book, Morgan Stanley Investment CIO says
The Federal Reserve's goal of engineering a soft landing for the economy has been complicated by significant policy shifts on global trade and defense from the Trump administration. Jim Caron, chief ...
Expectations of Fed rate cut by early summer fade
A rate cut at either the Federal Reserve’s May or June meeting seems more unlikely Thursday after the most prominent dovish ...
Stocks are liking the sound of potential rate cuts
U.S. stocks were pushing higher ahead of midday Thursday, getting a lift from Federal Reserve comments about potential rate cuts ahead. "I think the markets were clearly moving on some of the Fed ...
USD/ZAR forecast: here’s why the South African rand is surging
The USD/ZAR exchange rate has suffered a sharp reversal this month as the falling US dollar pushed investors out of the ...
Could Trump be leading the world into recession?
As part of the IMF forecasts, growth projections for the world’s richest countries in 2025 have been sharply reduced. In the ...
Don't expect interest rates to fall soon after Trump called Fed's Powell a 'major loser'
President Donald Trump could be setting up Fed Chair Jerome Powell as a 'scapegoat' if a recession hits, according to an MSU ...
IMF Cuts 2025 US Growth Forecast on Trade Tensions
The International Monetary Fund slashed its U.S. growth forecast from its projection earlier in the year, and also lowered ...
IMF cuts growth forecasts for most countries in wake of century-high US tariffs
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed its growth forecasts for the United States, China and most countries, ...
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Goldman's Hatzius on Fed Independence, US Recession Chances
Hatzius, chief economist at Goldman Sachs, says his firm forecasts "barely positive growth in 2025" for the US with inflation ...
Fed could be forced into steep rate cuts if U.S. economy is a casualty of trade wars, Citi says
"That keeps us thinking that risks are skewed to faster and/or deeper rate cuts," the Citi economists wrote. For now, Citi said the critical fed funds are expected to fall to a range of 3% to 3.25% by ...
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US Dollar Forecast: Falls Amid 70% Fed Cut Odds and Trade Tensions – GBP/USD and EUR/USD
Fed funds futures now imply a 70% probability of a rate cut by June, according to CME FedWatch data. U.S. Treasury yields have drifted lower, with the 10-year note holding near 4.15%, reinforcing ...