We’re here, finally

By Jeffrey Halley         After what seems like an interminable wait, we are finally at FOMC day. Markets have baked another 75 basis points into their loaves of bread, but it’s going to

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Finally, it’s FOMC Week

By Jeffrey Halley         This month has dragged on and seems to be lasting forever, with the US FOMC policy meeting falling at the end of the month, instead of its usual mid-month

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Fed may go straight to ludicrous speed

By Moody’s Analytics The June U.S. consumer price index has financial markets increasing their bets on a 100-basis point rate hike at the upcoming meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee. The

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When a plan doesn’t come together

By Jeffrey Halley      Markets in Europe and early New York went “hold my beer” and went into “the Fed is going to hike by one percent, we’re all doomed” mode. The negativity

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On the ropes

By Craig Erlam Equity markets are tumbling again on Wednesday as the latest batch of inflation data delivered another heavy blow to sentiment. US inflation reached 9.1% in June, up from 8.6%

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Recession meltdown

By Jeffrey Halley    Recession fears buffeted markets overnight, with the price action across various asset classes looking like a self-sustaining negative feedback loop, triggering more stop losses as prices slumped and dragging

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Markets bet Fed has it wrong again

By Jeffrey Halley   The second day of Jerome Powell’s semi-annual testimony on Capitol Hill passed without incident, in contrast to Wednesday’s frenzy. The Fed Chair reiterated an unconditional commitment to fight inflation,

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Powell uses the ‘R-word’

By Jeffrey Halley   Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s semi-annual testimony on Capitol Hill was the centre of attention overnight. Speaking to Congress on Wednesday, Powell finally dispensed with soft landings, describing them

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