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Fed to lift rates by 75 basis points in July.  The Federal Reserve will deliver another 75-basis-point interest rate hike in July, followed by a half-percentage-point rise in September, and won’t scale back to quarter-percentage-point moves until November at the earliest, according to economists polled by Reuters. Last week the Fed hiked the federal funds rate by three-quarters of a …

Powell: I would say that 50 basis points will be on the table for the May. On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell detailed his most aggressive strategy to containing inflation to yet, potentially supporting interest rate increases of two or more half percentage points and describing the labor market as hot. When it comes to robust demand, the Fed’s …

Hawkishness all over the place and Fed’s Bullard Says 75 Basis-Point Hike Could Be Option. As a note, we know that Bullard is the most hawkish Fed member. A known hawk, Bullard has advocated for the Fed to raise interest rates more quickly and aggressively. As the only one to vote against the 8-1 decision in March, he proposed a …

Fed’s Lael Brainard on Inflation and the Labor Market | Watch Live and summary. Previous commentary (newest on the top): Fed’s Brainard: B/Sheet Runoff Could Be Worth 2-3 Additional Rate Hikes Through Entire Course Of The Rundown Fed’s Brainard: To Be Very Cautious About Making Predictions, Says She Is Watching Core Inflation ‘Very Carefully’ Moderation In Core Inflations Will Give …

All eyes on FOMC and USDCHF looks cheap. One of the most dovish members of the FOMC has start to shake the market after her hawkish commentary yesterday. Brainard is known for her dovish cautious approach. Brainard, who is awaiting Senate confirmation to become Fed vice chair, said on Tuesday that the central bank “will continue tightening monetary policy methodically” …

Fed governor Brainard says bank to shrink balance sheet at rapid pace. Trading in the U.S. stock market and bond markets was down today as investors digested hawkish comments from the Federal Reserve and the European Union’s possible embargo on Russian coal. The impact of the Ukraine conflict and the tightening of monetary policy continue to drive market movements. Raw-material …

Fed‘s Bullard: thinking is that quantitative easing has already drawn to a close that will end in march Fed’s Bullard: this is moment where we need to share to less accommodation Fed’s Bullard: we’re missing our inflation target by more than 300 bps Fed’s Bullard: markets have done a lot of pricing in already Fed’s Bullard: this is about first …

Fed’s Barkin: Need To Think About Wages And Inflation At Different Horizons  

Risk of inflation and rate increases may be underestimated by investors With Beijing loosening its policies, Chinese assets look good The Federal Reserve and other central banks may need to do “aggressive” monetary tightening to fight inflation, which could cause “significant risks” for the markets, says Bridgewater Associates. Following Jerome Powell’s hawkish comments last week, investors have moved forward their …

If Deciding Today, Would Also Prefer To Raise Rates In May Meeting Current Inflation Is ‘Quite High’ Doesn’t Think 50Bp Rate Hike ‘Really Helps Us Right Now’ Doing A Lot Here Even Though We Haven’t Yet Raised Rates’ Fed‘s Bullard: Thinking Of March Meeting, Q2 For Potential Rate Hikes, Then Getting Going On Shrinking B/She  In July And August Will …