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    • Thursday, 7 December, 2023
      Only rates markets are pricing in recession

      It’s fine to ignore the US bond market, right?

      2 hours ago
    • Thursday, 7 December, 2023
      Markets InsightMohamed El-Erian
      The peculiar market divide on the rate outlook

      Investors should beware of disregarding the signals emitted by the Fed

      The Federal Reserve building is seen in Washington
    • Wednesday, 6 December, 2023
      News in-depthFT-Booth Survey
      Economists see Fed keeping rates at 22-year high until at least July

      FT-Booth survey respondents think US central bank will remain more hawkish than market expects

      The Federal Reserve building in Washington
    • Monday, 4 December, 2023
      Sorry, how many rate cuts did you say are priced for next year?

      Hint: More than there were one week ago

    • Monday, 4 December, 2023
      Gold
      Gold price hits all-time high as traders bet on rate cuts

      Recent fall in the dollar has added fresh impetus to metal’s year-long rally

      Stacked gold bars
    • Sunday, 3 December, 2023
      Global inflation
      Slowing inflation piles pressure on central banks to pivot

      As clamour grows for interest rate cuts, investors fear acting too slowly could harm already weak economies

    • Friday, 1 December, 2023
      Traders boost US rate cut bets despite pushback from Fed’s Powell

      Investors brush off central bank chair’s warning that ‘progress must continue’ in inflation fight

      Fed chair Jay Powell
    • Friday, 1 December, 2023
      Unhedged
      It’s a good time to be Rick Rieder Premium content

      The fixed-income mega-investor sees tailwinds for the bond market

      Rick Rieder
    • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
      Capital markets
      Global stocks record best month in three years on rate cut hopes

      MSCI All-Country World index gains 9% in November as investors rush into risky assets

      Traders at the New York Stock Exchange
    • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
      News in-depthFederal Reserve
      Fed not ready to start talking about rate cuts

      Policymakers are wary of calling time on tightening campaign prematurely even as data suggests work may be nearly done

      Jay Powell, Fed chair
    • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
      Unhedged
      Consensus calls for cuts, confidently Premium content

      And against the liquidity theory

      A montage of a statue of George Washington Wall Street
    • Wednesday, 29 November, 2023
      Sovereign bonds
      US bonds on track for best month in nearly 40 years

      Sharp rally is driven by growing expectations of US interest rate cuts in 2024

      Exterior of Federal Reserve building
    • Wednesday, 29 November, 2023
      News in-depthGlobal Economy
      Inflation falls mask bumps on the ‘last mile’ for central banks

      As economies enter disinflation, a stand-off over rates has emerged between markets and monetary policymakers

      Montage of Christine Lagarde, Jay Powell and Andrew Bailey and chart
    • Tuesday, 28 November, 2023
      Unhedged podcast18 min listen
      Have rates peaked?

      The market seems to be telling us that rates have peaked. Have they?

    • Tuesday, 28 November, 2023
      Dollar hits 3-month low after Fed official signals rates may start to fall

      Investors betting central bank likely to cut borrowing costs by May next year

      Christopher Waller
    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      US Dollar
      Investors dump dollar in bet that US rates have peaked

      Asset managers sell greenback at fastest pace in a year as market prices in more rate cuts next year

      Dollar bills
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Corporate bonds
      Investors pour cash into US corporate debt in bet Fed rates have peaked

      Inflows into corporate bond funds on track for highest total since July 2020

      The US Federal Reserve
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Fed officials showed little urgency to raise rates further

      But minutes from November meeting of US central bank also reveal consensus that policy must remain ‘restrictive’

      The Federal Reserve building in Washington
    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      Federal Reserve
      The Fed’s balance sheet isn’t so boring after all

      Like “watching paint dry”, but if the paint was the US banking system

    • Saturday, 18 November, 2023
      US retail
      Retailers point to cracks in the picture of US consumer resilience

      Spending has defied inflation but shoppers are showing more caution about buying big-ticket items

      A pedestrian passes by a Macy’s department store in Washington
    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      The Long ViewJennifer Hughes
      The view from a peak in rates may still be cloudy

      Soft US inflation data has convinced the market that the Fed will not lift its borrowing benchmark next month

      The Federal Reserve building
    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      Unhedged
      Olivier Blanchard on debt explosions Premium content

      What to do when r - g = 0

      Olivier Blanchard
    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      Capital markets
      Companies’ confusing cash hoards

      Why aren’t they getting spent?

    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      Fed official warns against calling time on rate-rising cycle too soon

      US central bank must not claim victory over inflation prematurely, says San Francisco Fed president

      Mary Daly, the head of the San Francisco Fed
    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      Markets InsightJumana Saleheen
      Central banks need to be clearer on communication

      It is not just what central banks say, but also how they say it

      Montage of logos of Bank of England, Federal Reserve, European Central Bank
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