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Federal Reserve's dilemma over interest rate rises further complicated by strong inflation data
By Colby Smith
One of the best ways to figure out what the Fed will do next is to look at regional bank stocks
By Jeff Cox
To hike or not to hike? Fed's next move in question as bank crisis feared
By Lindsay Dunsmuir & Ann Saphir
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Formerly TwitterMohamed A. El-Erian
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From the Bloomberg article, “Fed Rate-Cut Debate Shifts From When Toward If on Inflation Data:”
Fed Chair “Powell has kept the committee united in its rate path, with no dissents in nearly two years, but there are some signs of strains. Until recently, Powell had sounded dovish… pic.twitter.com/1wbDAzrrtx
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Mohamed A. El-Erian
elerianm
“As the US reported the latest in a string of poor #inflation figures, markets reined in their forecasts for rate cuts by the European Central Bank and the Bank of England, as well as by the Fed itself.”
As captured by this @FT quote, the markets’ repricing of central bank cuts… pic.twitter.com/GNDAxFYRKT
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Jason Furman
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Core PCE inflation, annualized rates:
1 month: 3.9%
3 months: 4.4%
6 months: 3.0%
12 months: 2.8% pic.twitter.com/fnoRWNhW6W
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Jason Furman
jasonfurman
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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Fed to stay the course with 25 bps rate hike on March 22: Reuters poll
By Prerana Bhat & Indradip Ghosh
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