The Fed wants you to get used to higher interest rates Opinion Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is urging markets to stop relying on central bank guidance and instead independently interpret economic data, signalling a shift toward a paradigm where higher interest rates are accepted as a component of a high-growth, prosperous economy, says Helen Thomas “We should not indulge a regime in which market participants are [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 jumps as oil falls back; Warsh says ‘work to do’ on inflation FTSE 100 Live Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 liveblog. The UK’s blue-chip index extended gains on Friday after some pressures in the oil market eased off. Oil prices reared back up on Thursday night, reversing days of losses earlier in the week. The price of Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil – jumped [...]
As it happened: FTSE 100 falls but Nasdaq soars after Nvidia sales boom FTSE 100 Live Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 liveblog. The UK’s blue chip index suffered heavy losses on Thursday, as murky US inflation data overshadowed Nvidia’s sales triumph. While headline inflation fell back, the Fed’s preferred measure – the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE) – is still running hot at 3.7 per cent. Investors [...]
Fed chair Kevin Warsh faces Jackson Hole D-Day August 27, 2026 Kevin Warsh has opted for a less-is-more approach when communicating his feelings on interest rates and inflation. Ahead of his first set piece speech as Federal Reserve chair, investors want to hear more, writes Ali Lyon. When Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh steps up to the wood-panelled stage at this week’s Jackson Hole symposium, investors [...]
Dovish Powell hints at more rate cuts in US August 22, 2025 The Federal Reserve is likely to cut US interest rates at its next decision in September, Jay Powell has said, despite the country’s softening labour market being in conflict with upward pressure in prices from Donald Trump’s tariffs. In an eagerly anticipated address at the Jackson Hole symposium, the Fed chair highlighted slower economic growth, [...]
‘Yesterday man’: How Powell’s Fed exit will open the door to Trump August 20, 2025 With Jerome Powell’s term as chair expiring in 2026, President Trump is closing in on Fed control after months of animosity, says Helen Thomas The great central banker jamboree takes place this weekend at Jackson Hole, Wyoming.This annual symposium organised by the US Federal Reserve brings together the top mindsin economic academic thought – and [...]
Interest rates are coming down – but how low will they go? August 27, 2024 There will be multiple debates over the next few months about how fast and how far interest rates should be cut. But how low will they go? Chris Dorrell asks
Jackson Hole highlights: Powell’s cutting rates, Bailey’s lifting weights August 26, 2024 Central bankers from all over the world descended on the small Wyoming town of Jackson Hole last week for a session of ruminating, speculating and pontificating. Here are the four main takeaways from the annual central banking shindig.
All eyes on Powell at Jackson Hole as markets look for US rate cut clues August 19, 2024 Global financial markets will be firmly focused on Jackson Hole in the Rocky Mountains later this week for hints on when the US' central bank may start lowering interest rates from a 23-year high.