New language: “In recent months, there has been a lack of further progress toward the Committee’s 2 percent inflation objective.” By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The FOMC statement released today after its two-day meeting acknowledged for the […]
The S&P 500 index achieved its best first quarterly performance since 2019. Economic data, such as low unemployment and GDP growth, indicates positive conditions for corporate profitability. Geopolitical conflicts and rising bond yields contributed to […]
China is likely to pick security over prosperity. By Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat from Illinois and the ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese […]
The latest macroeconomic data released by the US Department of Commerce indicates that the country’s economy could be moving towards stagflation, Business Insider has reported. The gloomy signs hint at tough challenges ahead, the outlet […]
As the Chinese accumulate more and more gold, they’re dumping U.S. Treasuries. That raises an important question: who is going to keep funding the federal government’s borrowing spree? China offloaded another $22.7 billion in U.S. Treasuries […]
ENB Pub Note: This is a travesty and should be recognized as such. The bill contains things that only a uni-party would want devastating to United States Citizens. The US House of Representatives advanced a $95 […]
Alongside the BRICS de-dollarization plans, the Chinese yuan has officially overtaken the US dollar as the top traded currency in Russia. Indeed, the currency has now surpassed the greenback as the most prominent foreign exchange […]
“Rates have been extremely low for a long time — it’s hard to know how many investors and companies are truly prepared for a higher rate environment.” By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Jamie Dimon, in his letter […]
Suddenly lots of talk the 10-year yield will revisit 5%, which is funny just a few months after Rate-Cut Mania. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4.40% on Friday, the highest since […]
Quantitative Tightening has removed 37% of Treasury securities and 27% of MBS that pandemic QE had added. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Total assets on the Fed’s balance sheet fell by $99 billion in March, to $7.44 […]
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