The Federal Reserve is predicted to increase interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and also likely indicate that it will continue to remain cautious in its efforts to combat inflation, even as … Read more
A preoccupation with peak hawkishness from central banks is jumping the gun, according to Jean-Paul Jaegers, head of asset allocation at Barclays Wealth & Investments. Major central banks throughout the world have been tightening monetary policy and … Read more
Key Points: Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the central bank is “strongly committed” to bringing down inflation and can do so with its monetary policy tools. That means higher interest rates until “compelling … Read more
The bond market is blowing up. As I outlined several weeks ago, the financial system is now experiencing its first coordinated central bank tightening in over a decade. The reason for this tightening is inflation. … Read more