Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Sparks Confusion in the Market with Comments on Monetary Easing

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Sparks Confusion in the Market with Comments on Monetary Easing

This week, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell made comments that seemed to further embarrass the market, which had already been pricing in a shift to monetary easing, sparking confusion among market participants. It’s going up in the club. On the 15th, New York Fed President Williams said it was too early to discuss a March … Read more

Bond Experts Jeffrey Gundlach and Bill Gross Clash Over U.S. Treasury Yield Predictions After Fed Signals Rate Cuts

Bond Experts Jeffrey Gundlach and Bill Gross Clash Over U.S. Treasury Yield Predictions After Fed Signals Rate Cuts

Opinions among the big names in the bond world are divided as the focus is on how high the U.S. Treasury market will rise after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled that it is willing to cut interest rates. Jeffrey Gundlach, founder of DoubleLine Capital, said he expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates … Read more

FOMC to Keep Interest Rates Unchanged in Third Consecutive Meeting, Hawkish Lean Expected on Wall Street

FOMC to Keep Interest Rates Unchanged in Third Consecutive Meeting, Hawkish Lean Expected on Wall Street

The US financial authorities are likely to decide to keep interest rates unchanged for the third consecutive time at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, which will be held for two days until the 13th. On the other hand, market expectations that the government will cut interest rates as early as March next year … Read more

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell: Economy Doesn’t Seem to Need “Painful” Measures to Curb Inflation

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell: Economy Doesn’t Seem to Need “Painful” Measures to Curb Inflation

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has said that curbing inflation will have to be painful. However, there is now a growing possibility that this will not happen. The current unemployment rate is 3.7%, about the same level as it was in March 2022, when the interest rate hike began. Meanwhile, the pace of slowing inflation … Read more

Expectations for US interest rate cuts dwindle as government bond yields rise sharply due to better-than-expected employment data

Expectations for US interest rate cuts dwindle as government bond yields rise sharply due to better-than-expected employment data

The November US employment statistics released on the 8th show that growth in the number of employees and wages exceeded market expectations, and expectations for aggressive monetary easing next year have receded. US bond yields rose. The yield on two-year Treasuries, the benchmark most closely related to U.S. policy interest rates, rose 14 basis points … Read more

Morgan S. Wilson predicts high volatility in US stock market in December

Morgan S. Wilson predicts high volatility in US stock market in December

U.S. stocks, which rose in November, will become more volatile in December as U.S. bond yields rise and fall. This was predicted by Morgan Stanley strategist Michael Wilson. He remains bearish on the S&P 500 after it rose nearly 20% this year, but expects more constructive seasonal trends and the so-called “January effect” to support … Read more

The pace of consumer spending that supports the U.S. economy is finally running out of steam – a test for next year’s economy

The pace of consumer spending that supports the U.S. economy is finally running out of steam – a test for next year’s economy

The US economy has finally begun to slow down. Recent economic indicators, warnings issued by major retailers such as Walmart, US Regional Federal Reserve Economic Report (Signs of this are increasing, such as comments on the economic situation in the Beige Book. U.S. household budgets showed unexpected strength through much of 2023, with spending increasing … Read more

My husband says we will be “homeless” if we continue renting. We are 68 and 74 years old: should we buy a house instead? – CNET

My husband says we will be “homeless” if we continue renting.  We are 68 and 74 years old: should we buy a house instead?  – CNET

My husband is 68 years old and I am 74 years old. He earns $250,000 a year. We rent a townhouse in a very upscale suburb in the Houston area, but our last rent increase was $300 a month! My husband wants to find a house for no more than $300,000 because he doesn’t want … Read more

Fed officials say they are wary as expectations for interest rate cuts increase, but their tone changes

Fed officials say they are wary as expectations for interest rate cuts increase, but their tone changes

U.S. financial officials’ statements showed a change in tone this week. It’s a step closer to a conversation that has been going on in the market for some time about when the authorities will start cutting interest rates. Several Federal Reserve Board members and regional Fed presidents have spoken so far this week, and the … Read more

US personal consumption spending rose 0.2% month-on-month in October – PCE core rose 3.5% year-on-year

US personal consumption spending rose 0.2% month-on-month in October – PCE core rose 3.5% year-on-year

Growth in U.S. personal consumption expenditures (PCE) in October slowed from the previous month as inflation continued to slow. This suggests that the economy is shifting to a lower gear. Key Point PCE core price index rose 0.2% month on month Market expectations also rose by 0.2% Increased by 0.3% in the previous month 3.5% … Read more