Powell Preaches Patience as Trump Tariffs Topple the Bull

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A WORLD BUILT ON BONDS

The autumn wind is blowing in and it's taking interest rates higher as the Federal Reserve boosted the overnight lending rate by a quarter point last week, as expected. Investors may be getting used to higher for longer interest rates and inflation as the stock market has been ru ...  Show more

Are We Too Focused on the Fed?

Our central bank finds itself in a tough spot as inflation ticks higher and the Treasury Secretary tries unsuccessfully to suppress bond yields leading many to wonder if Fed policy matters much these days. With the FOMC decision on interest rates set for this week, Liz Thomas of ...  Show more

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