The price of goods and services in the US remains high but inflation was slightly weaker than forecast in April, bolstering hopes that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases are taking effect.
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Trump plans to hit Brazil with 50% tariffs
The US president, Donald Trump, has made public the tariffs he intends to slap on imports from another group of countries, including Brazil, from the start of August. The chipmaker Nvidia has become the first company in the world to reach a market value of $4tn on Wednesday. Davi ... Show More
48m 41s
Jun 2022
Robert Rosener: The Continued Rise in Inflation
As inflation continues to rise beyond expectations, the Fed is set to meet next week, leaving markets to wonder if an acceleration in rate hikes might be in store this summer.
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Welcome to Thoughts on the Market. I'm Robert Rosner, Senior U.S. Economist for Mor ... Show More
3m 24s
May 2023
Inflation rose again. Will that sway the Fed on rates?
The Fed’s interest rate fight just got more complicated — the central bank’s preferred gauge of inflation indicated that prices rose 0.4% last month, a speed-up from the previous month that saw a 0.1% increase. We talk to Christopher Low, chief economist at FHN Financial, about w ... Show More
8m 44s
May 2023
Inflation rose again. Will that sway the Fed on rates?
The Fed’s interest rate fight just got more complicated — the central bank’s preferred gauge of inflation indicated that prices rose 0.4% last month, a speed-up from the previous month that saw a 0.1% increase. We talk to Christopher Low, chief economist at FHN Financial, about w ... Show More
8m 44s
Sep 2023
Seth Carpenter: The ECB, The Fed and Oil Prices
While the ECB followed headline inflation with raised policy rates yet again last week, the Fed meeting this week may be more focused on core inflation and a hiking pause.
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Welcome to Thoughts on the Market. I'm Seth Carpenter, Global Chief Economist for Mor ... Show More
4m 3s
Mar 2024
The S&P500 couldn’t care less about hotter inflation… | MarketTalk: What’s up today? | Swissquote
Inflation in the US accelerated, not only in terms of monthly headline figure but everywhere, both core and headline, and both yearly and monthly figures came in hotter-than-expected. US yields and dollar rose, gold fell, but the S&P500 gained!
Elsewhere, sterling fell against th ... Show More
10m 10s