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Deutsche Bank expects Fed to hold rates in 2026

Friday, April 17 by SRN News

April 17 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged in 2026, citing oil-driven inflation risks linked to the Middle East war, resilient growth and a tight labour market that leave little room to cut. The brokerage had... Read More.

BOJ to hike rates by June as war-fuelled inflation risks mount: Reuters poll

Thursday, April 16 by SRN News

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, April 16 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will raise its benchmark rate to 1.00% by end-June, with nearly two-thirds of economists in a Reuters poll predicting the move, and a hike this month or in June seen as equally likely... Read More.

Goldman Sachs rates business hit by Iran war volatility, sources say

Wednesday, April 15 by SRN News

By Saeed Azhar NEW YORK, April 15 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs' rates business suffered losses on some positions towards the end of the last quarter as fixed-income market volatility due to the Iran war forced it to hold on to certain positions as a market... Read More.

Japan, US agree to intensify communication on exchange rates

Wednesday, April 15 by SRN News

By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) - Japan and the U.S. agreed to intensify communication on exchange rates, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said after her meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday. Katayama, who is visiting Washington for the International Monetary Fund... Read More.

Fed’s Hammack: Rates likely on hold ‘for a good while’ – CNBC

Wednesday, April 15 by SRN News

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK, April 15 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said on Wednesday that while she sees no imminent need for the central bank to change its interest rate target setting, it's possible cuts or even hikes... Read More.

Bessent says confident that core inflation is going down, Fed will need to cut rates

Tuesday, April 14 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said he was quite confident that core inflation would continue to go down in the United States despite the Iran war, and repeated his call for the Federal Reserve to cut its... Read More.

Bessent says Fed should ‘wait and see’ before lowering rates, Semafor reports

Monday, April 13 by SRN News

April 13 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should "wait and see" before deciding whether to lower interest rates amid the war in Iran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Semafor Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith on Monday. Bessent said the U.S. economy was "very strong" in January... Read More.

Shippers weigh unusual routes as high air cargo rates, ocean gridlock persist

Friday, April 10 by SRN News

By Lisa Baertlein and Allison Lampert LOS ANGELES/MONTREAL, April 10 (Reuters) - Some shippers caught between high jet fuel prices and congestion in vital Middle East waterways are now looking for transport routes in unexpected places, with a recent ceasefire between Iran and the United... Read More.

Health insurers rise after US lifts 2027 Medicare Advantage payment rates

Tuesday, April 7 by SRN News

By Sriparna Roy April 7 (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. health insurers gained in premarket trading on Tuesday after the government finalized Medicare Advantage payment rates above estimates, which are expected to add more than $13 billion in additional payments next year. Insurers had lost billions... Read More.

White House says increased productivity means Fed can cut rates

Monday, April 6 by SRN News

April 6 (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett told CNBC on Monday that he believes a "supply shock" in the U.S. economy caused by capital spending and higher productivity from artificial intelligence will allow the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates. "If we... Read More.

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Deutsche Bank expects Fed to hold rates in 2026

BOJ to hike rates by June as war-fuelled inflation risks mount: Reuters poll

Goldman Sachs rates business hit by Iran war volatility, sources say

Japan, US agree to intensify communication on exchange rates

Fed’s Hammack: Rates likely on hold ‘for a good while’ – CNBC

Bessent says confident that core inflation is going down, Fed will need to cut rates

Bessent says Fed should ‘wait and see’ before lowering rates, Semafor reports

Shippers weigh unusual routes as high air cargo rates, ocean gridlock persist

Health insurers rise after US lifts 2027 Medicare Advantage payment rates

White House says increased productivity means Fed can cut rates

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