Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Michelle W. Bowman commented at a Fed Listens event on Thursday that inflation in the US has come down but is still too high. At the time of press, the US Dollar Index was down 0.02% on the day at 106.54.Key Quotes “What has been somewhat …
Read More »US stocks slide ahead of CPI data
The tech-heavy Nasdaq and S&P 500 fell on Wednesday due to dovish comments by US Federal Reserve officials. Megacap growth and technology stocks, like Nvidia, Apple, and Tesla, shed between 0.6% and 2.5% in early trading. However, there has been some improvement in the Nasdaq, which coincides with profit taking …
Read More »Fed’s Bowman: US economy still needs ‘multiple’ rate hikes
Fed Governor Michelle Bowman cautioned that numerous rate hikes may be necessary to return inflation to healthy levels in two speeches she gave on Saturday and Monday.Bowman, a senior Fed official, is pushing back against growing hopes on Wall Street that the central bank could be nearly done raising interest …
Read More »Fed’s Bowman: More rate rises needed to combat high inflation
Fed’s Michelle Bowman said on Tuesday the US central bank will have to raise interest rate further to combat high inflation. These remarks come a slew of hawkish remarks from other Fed speakers this week. “Inflation is much too high,” she added.She also noted that “while the effects of monetary …
Read More »Fed’s Bowman: Another 75 bps rate hike will be appropriate in July
Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said on Thursday another 75 basis points (bps) rate increase in July and at least 50 bps of hikes at the next few meetings would be appropriate. The US Dollar Index showed no immediate reaction to these comments and was last seen posting small daily gains …
Read More »Bowman: Fed open-minded on half percentage point hike in March
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Monday that she will assess incoming economic data over the next three weeks in deciding whether a half percentage point interest rate rise at the central bank’s next meeting in March is needed, a stance that underscores divisions among policymakers on how aggressively …
Read More »Fed official: Inflation lasting longer than expected
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Tuesday that the US may see inflation lasting longer than expected a few months ago.Bowman did not comment on her outlook for monetary policy in remarks prepared for a virtual event hosted by the Richmond Fed.However, she noted the obstacles making it difficult …
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