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Inflation pressures raise prospect of Fed rate hike on eve of elections

Inflation pressures raise prospect of Fed rate hike on eve of elections

By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Mounting inflation pressures and a strengthening economy look to be pushing the Federal Reserve towards an interest-rate hike on the eve of critical national elections, with traders on Wednesday piling into bets on a
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Analysis-There's a reason Trump is the only one talking about 1% interest rates

Analysis-There's a reason Trump is the only one talking about 1% interest rates

By Howard Schneider and Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - As a lifelong real estate investor whose businesses relied on debt and interest rates, President Donald Trump might be expected to know better: The 1% rate he keeps demanding from the US Federal Reserve is impractical and would
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Analysis-There's a reason Trump is the only one talking about 1% rates

Analysis-There's a reason Trump is the only one talking about 1% rates

By Howard Schneider and Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - As a lifelong real estate investor whose businesses relied on debt and interest rates, President Donald Trump might be expected to know better: The 1% rate he keeps demanding from the US Federal Reserve is impractical and would
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Fed's Barr says further rate hikes will likely be needed

Fed's Barr says further rate hikes will likely be needed

Sept 23 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said on Wednesday the US central bank took an important step last week to "recalibrate" short-term borrowing costs to bring down inflation, and will likely need to deliver further interest rate hikes.
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Mounting inflation pressures put more Fed rate hikes in view

Mounting inflation pressures put more Fed rate hikes in view

Sept 23 (Reuters) - Mounting inflation pressures and a strengthening economy look to be pushing the Federal Reserve towards an interest-rate hike on the eve of critical national elections, with traders on Wednesday piling into bets on a second straight Fed rate increase in late October. 
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Trading Day: US yields cross 5% threshold​

Trading Day: US yields cross 5% threshold​

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Sept 23 (Reuters) - US bond yields soared on Wednesday, in many cases to the highest since 2007, and expectations of an interest rate hike next month surged, after figures showed that US business activity is expanding at its fastest pace in more than five years.
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Scott Bessent sends signal on Kevin Warsh Fed rate hike

Scott Bessent sends signal on Kevin Warsh Fed rate hike

Investors got reassurance, but not the answer they expected
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Corporate finance chiefs lift inflation outlook, cite rates as concern - Fed survey

Corporate finance chiefs lift inflation outlook, cite rates as concern - Fed survey

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Company chief financial officers expect higher inflation this year and next, and have begun to cite rising interest rates as a top concern, according to a new US Federal Reserve survey.
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Exclusive-Fed's Musalem says more rate hikes likely needed to quell inflation

Exclusive-Fed's Musalem says more rate hikes likely needed to quell inflation

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will likely need to hike interest rates further to lower inflation resulting from strong demand as well as a commodity price shock that has moved beyond oil, St.
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Fed's Goolsbee says strong demand may be adding to US inflation

Fed's Goolsbee says strong demand may be adding to US inflation

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - US inflation may have moved beyond the tariff and energy prices shocks of the last 18 months and is now being driven by strong demand as well, potentially requiring a faster pace of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, Chicago Fed President Austan
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Federal Reserve official says inflation persistence led her to support interest rate hike

Federal Reserve official says inflation persistence led her to support interest rate hike

A top Federal Reserve official says that stubbornly high inflation and the renewal of combat in the Middle East in August were key reasons she supported raising borrowing costs last week, when she also penciled in a second rate hike for later this year
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Federal Reserve official says Iran war pushed her toward supporting rate hike

Federal Reserve official says Iran war pushed her toward supporting rate hike

A top Federal Reserve official said Monday that the renewal of combat in the Middle East in August was a key reason she supported raising borrowing costs last week, when she also penciled in a second rate hike for later this year