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Fed officials expect three rate rises next year in hawkish pivot on inflation
By Colby Smith & Eric Platt
How Inflation Concerns May Affect Prices
By Eduardo Porter
The Federal Reserve is expected to take a very big step toward a rate hike
By Patti Domm
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Formerly TwitterMohamed A. El-Erian
elerianm
From Bloomberg, and as noted just now by @annmarie, worries about high inflation and elevated interest rates are getting in the way of voters’ appreciation for the US #economy’s #growth performance.
#EconTwitter @economics pic.twitter.com/j1DaG4JTgO
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Jason Furman
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Recommended reading for anyone wishing for the Fed to cut rates. americanliterature.com/author/w-w-jacobs/short-story/the-monkeys-paw#google_vignette
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Holger Zschaepitz
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Hawkish Fed repricing extends: Traders push back the timing of the 1st Fed rate cut to Nov/Dec after hotter than expected Q1 Core PCE. pic.twitter.com/nhO5k5ZOvn
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Holger Zschaepitz
Schuldensuehner
OOPS, stagflationary numbers out of US! US economy expands at 1.6% rate in Q1, trailing all forecasts. Main growth engine – personal spending – rose at a slower-than-forecast 2.5% pace. BUT a closely watched measure of underlying inflation advanced at a greater-than-expected 3.7%… pic.twitter.com/r0Ocl36x32
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Inflation: why it is the biggest test yet for central bank independence
By Anton Muscatelli
Fed signals three rate hikes in the cards in 2022 as inflation fight begins
By Jonnelle Marte & Howard Schneider