The US economy is robust but slowing in some parts = Treasury Secretary Yellen | Reuters
US Treasury Secretary Yellen said on Thursday that the US economy was doing well on strong consumer spending, but that some regions were slowing. He said he expected inflation to continue to fall over the next two years. He gave an interview to CNBC. (2023 REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz) [ワシントン ７日 ロイター] – US Treasury Secretary Yellen […]
US stock investors wary of turbulence even after hints at holding off on fed rate hikes | Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its rate target by 0.25 percentage points to 5.00% to 5.25% on Wednesday, but will hold off on rate hikes that hinted at the possibility. The cycle of rate hikes that have plagued markets since last year may be coming to an end, but uncertainty about […]
Fed still has room to raise interest rates, tightening is final = Cleveland Fed President | Reuters
[ニューヨーク ２０日 ロイター] – Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester said Monday that the Federal Reserve still has room to raise interest rates, and that aggressive monetary tightening since last year is coming to an end. In a transcript of a speech given in Akron, Ohio, Mester said, “Demand still exceeds supply in the […]
NY state manufacturing business index, 10.80 in April greatly exceeds expectations | Reuters
[ワシントン １７日 ロイター] – The New York State Manufacturing Index, released by the New York Fed on the 17th, rose 35.4 points to 10.8 in April. That was well above economists’ expectations of minus 18.0. New orders and shipments have increased. A positive number means New York manufacturing is growing. It is also an encouraging […]
Fed needs to raise interest rates further Prices “no increase in sight” = Director Waller | Reuters
Federal Reserve Governor Waller said on Wednesday that despite the Fed’s aggressive interest rate hikes over the past year, little progress has been made in returning inflation to its 2% target. He said that the interest rate had not yet been raised, and further indicated that interest rates needed to be raised. (2023 REUTERS/Chris Wattie) […]
“There are sufficient reasons” for FRB rate hikes and suspension = SF Fed President | Reuters
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Daly said on Thursday that a strong US economy, a tight labor market and excessively high inflation would suggest another rate hike by the Fed, but other factors such as tighter credit conditions would not. against rate increases. Picture taken in January 2022 (2023 REUTERS/Joshua Roberts) [１２日 ロイター] […]
US consumers struggle to get credit Increase in short-term inflation expectations = NY Fed | Reuters
A March 10 survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a survey showing that access to credit has become more difficult than it was a year ago, reaching the highest level since 2014 in more than a decade. (2023 REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski) [ニューヨーク １０日 ロイター] – A March 10 survey by the Federal […]
US households, housing price growth forecasts have slowed sharply to a record low = NY Fed | Reuters
US households expect house prices to grow 2.6% over the next 12 months, down from 7% a year ago, according to a new survey released by the New York Fed on Wednesday. Growth is the lowest since the survey began in 2014. (2023 REUTERS/Chris Wattie) [ニューヨーク ２８日 ロイター] – US households expect home price growth […]
Swiss regulators pay close attention to banks and insurance companies Following Silicon Valley bank failure | Reuters
A view of the Park Avenue location of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), in New York City, U.S., March 13, 2023. REUTERS/David ‘Dee’ Delgado ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Federal Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) said on Wednesday it was closely monitoring the situation of the banks and insurance companies it supervises. The measures come after two […]
Fed, March interest rate hike undecided = Chairman Powell | Reuters
[ニューヨーク ８日 ロイター] – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will testify before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, and a decision is almost certain at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on March 21-22. Officials have not yet made a decision on the size of the proposed rate increase, he said. “We haven’t made […]
