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Investors assessing the Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates steady this week may be suffering from a false sense of security. According to a global macro strategy report authored by Frank Flight at Citadel Securities, the market is severely under-indexing a looming hawkish pivot. The...

Cryptocurrency bettors aren't expecting any change to the Federal Reserve’s policy in July, following the central bank’s unanimous decision to keep the federal funds rate unchanged on Wednesday. Polyamarket Projects Rates To Remain Steady Traders on Polygon (CRYPTO: POL)-based...

Kevin Warsh used his first press conference as Federal Reserve Chair to pledge a decisive fight against inflation, signaling a policy shift few investors had expected. A broad selloff began with the June’s hawkish dot plot, which signaled the committee’s preference for one rate hike...

Editor’s note: This article was updated to add more detail and context. The Federal Reserve unanimously held the federal funds rate steady at 3.50%-3.75% on Wednesday, as widely expected, in the first policy meeting under new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. The June statement again described inflation...

Kevin Warsh's first meeting as Fed chair is widely expected to deliver the same policy outcome markets have grown accustomed to — another pause. But investors are less focused on this week’s rate decision than on something arguably more consequential: how the new chair plans to communicate...

The Dow Jones and S&P 500 indices have performed well this year and are now hovering near record highs. They have rallied 13% and 17%, respectively, from their March lows, driven by the artificial intelligence boom and strong ETF inflows.  This article explores the key catalysts likely to move...

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood has launched a sharp critique of U.S. monetary policy, branding the Federal Reserve‘s 2022 interest rate hikes a “massive mistake” while asserting that newly appointed Chairman Kevin Warsh will successfully fix it. The Fed’s Blunder Wood argued...

The U.S. economy is increasingly dividing into two distinct realities, with affluent Americans fueling a luxury boom while lower- and middle-income households face mounting financial pressure. Fractured Landscape: ‘E’ Shaped Economy The Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book report...

Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed the new Federal Reserve Chair, Kevin Warsh, in a social media post on Sunday. The Former Georgia Congresswoman said that placing greater emphasis on “trimmed mean” inflation would downplay the impact of rising food and energy prices on American households...

Jerome Powell, the former Chair of the Federal Reserve, has expressed concern over the potential risks associated with political interference in the central bank’s activities. Powell, now a Fed governor, voiced these concerns while receiving a political courage award at an event in...

Major Wall Street banks are reportedly pushing the Federal Reserve to formally lock in recent supervisory reforms to prevent future Democratic administrations from reversing them. Banks are pushing for the Fed to resolve legal uncertainties around the softer process that has replaced...

The S&P 500 has spent much of the past year defying gravity. Despite sticky inflation, shifting Federal Reserve expectations and rising Treasury yields, stocks have continued to grind higher as investors bet on artificial intelligence, resilient earnings and a still-growing economy. But...

The U.S. Senate is expected to confirm Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve this week, according to The Guardian. Warsh would replace outgoing Fed Chair Jerome Powell at a time when President Donald Trump has continued criticizing the central bank for keeping interest rates elevated...

Jerome Powell became Federal Reserve Chairman in 2018 and served eight years, with his tenure leading the Fed nearing an end later this month. His time was met with challenges and investors have different feelings on his handling of COVID-19, inflation and more. Here's what Benzinga readers say...

Jerome Powell became Federal Reserve Chairman in 2018 and served eight years, with his tenure leading the Fed nearing an end later this month. His time was met with challenges and investors have different feelings on his handling of COVID-19, inflation and more. Here's what Benzinga readers say...