Even as Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh implements measures to curtail so-called forward guidance — or how the Fed signals its future rate moves — investors are largely expecting an increase in interest rates in the months ahead. The central bank has kept rates on hold all year as officials deliberated next steps with inflation remaining well…
U.S. Treasury yields inched lower at the start of the week as investors look ahead to a busy week of economic data, with particular focus on a key inflation reading. At 3:58 a.m. ET, the 10-year Treasury yield was down just over 1 basis point, and the 30-year Treasury bond similarly declined 1 basis point….
Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The latest quarterly earnings reports from FanDuel parent Flutter Entertainment, DraftKings and others shone a spotlight on the burgeoning prediction markets industry. A growing number of companies are introducing their own prediction market platforms or launching partnerships within the space, said Joel Shulman, the CEO…
The U.S. economy saw an unexpected declined in jobs during July while the unemployment rate edged lower, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday in a snapshot that showed a slowing employment picture. Nonfarm payrolls fell by a seasonally adjusted 23,000 for the month, compared with a downwardly revised 20,000 for June. The Dow Jones…
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to hold its key interest rate steady but not without opposition from three officials who have expressed concern over inflation and wanted to hike. Despite increasing support among some officials for a rate increase, the Federal Open Market Committee voted 9-3 to leave the federal funds rate…
US President Donald Trump during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, July 24, 2026. Bonnie Cash | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday voiced support for Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh while insisting that the U.S. should have the lowest interest rates…
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh concludes a news conference after a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, June 17, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates unchanged at its upcoming July meeting — as higher energy prices and renewed tensions with Iran have complicated the picture for…
F/m Investments’ Washington, D.C., office is just a short drive from the Federal Reserve‘s headquarters. But under the central bank’s new leadership, CEO Alexander Morris has found the distance feeling far greater. Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh embarked on an overhaul of the central bank’s forward-looking communication since taking the post in May. That move sounded…
POWER POINT What I’m hearing from energy insiders First and foremost, I hope that everybody had a wonderful 4th of July holiday and celebrated the 250th birthday of this amazing nation. As the celebrations ended and this week began, we seemed to be on a path to the Iran conflict winding down and the Strait…
Divided Federal Reserve officials indicated at their last meeting that they will address persistent inflation this year with one interest rate hike. History, though, suggests that policymakers will have a hard time stopping there. In fact, there have been few instances over the past 35 years or so when the Fed has only made one…
