Inflation
Goldman Sachs executive Beth Hammack named next president of Cleveland Fed
Expert on financial markets will be a voting FOMC member this year
Pound, bond yields slide after UK inflation comes in lower than expected
June's inflation reading alleviates pressure on the Bank of England as UK equities benefit
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Macro trends will dominate returns in 2023, hedge fund bosses say
2023 is going to be another year where dynamic investment strategies and risk management prosper, according to hedge fund bosses
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Bitcoin, ether dive on red-hot US inflation data
Key consumer price data dashes hopes of Fed slowing pace of planned rate rises
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The challenge of monetary tightening
The Fed’s latest interest rate hike is only one more step on the long and difficult road away from quantitative easing
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Why the Fed can’t touch some of inflation’s root causes
Fortunately, we can adopt five supply policies to reduce inflation and save plenty of jobs, income and opportunities that rate hikes might destroy
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Pound hits record low after tax-cut plan sparks sell-off
Meanwhile, the dollar has been rising across the board
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Why inflation is such a tough beast to tame
Too much money will continue to chase too few goods for a long time — and the Biden administration’s policies won’t change that
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Liz Truss faces soaring inflation, a plunging pound and ‘inevitable’ recession
Even if Truss manages to calm the panic about the coming winter, it probably still won’t be enough to prevent the UK economy from contracting
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Historian Niall Ferguson says economic and political woes ‘could actually be worse than the 1970s.’
Times could get worse due to currently lower productivity growth, higher sovereign-debt levels and less favourable demographics
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Abrdn speeds up pay rises to help staff earning less than £75k amid cost-of-living crisis
Abrdn CEO Stephen Bird: 'We need people focused on their jobs, not worrying about paying the gas bill'
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The Federal Reserve’s inflation promises just don’t add up
Fed chair Jerome Powell needs the Biden administration to be more proactive in response to the impact of the Ukraine war
Expect the unexpected in the Bank of England’s battle with inflation
While the UK might not have to raise rates as high as the Fed, external factors are out of its control
A recession can be avoided, but only if Americans can accept inflation
The Fed will struggle to achieve a 'soft landing' without price rises
Larry Summers was first to sound the alarm on inflation. More economists are applying his methods
US Treasury secretary Larry Summers’ confidence in his contrarian call on inflation came from studying the past
High inflation and slowing growth raise the risk of a global downturn
Yellen cites ‘stagflationary effects’ in a warning ahead of a meeting of leaders of seven wealthy nations
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El-Erian: Crises of growth, energy, food and debt all at once is a nightmare scenario
Minor headwinds could combine to threaten the world economy
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Ukraine war risks inflation spike, Fed’s Powell warns
Federal Reserve chairman hints at continued plans to hike rates as conflict in Europe threatens supply chains
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Bank of England official warns of market correction risk amid Russia-Ukraine conflict
Sir Jon Cunliffe says corrections are inevitable, but the central bank is alert to the risks
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