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Op-Ed: Former Fed Governor Warsh Sticks to 2% Inflation Target and Pays Attention to Market Signals
An op-ed in *The Wall Street Journal* noted that former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh adheres to a 2% inflation target and pays close attention to the signals the market sends to the Federal Re
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Slok, Chief Economist at Apollo Global Management: The Fed’s Abandonment of Forward Guidance Exacerbates Volatility in the Bond Market
Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, said that the Federal Reserve’s decision to abandon forward guidance is exacerbating historic volatility in the bond market, causing U.S. Tre
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DoubleLine Capital CEO Gundlach: U.S. Treasury Market Signals Indicate the Fed Needs to Take Action to Achieve Its 2% Inflation Target
Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO of DoubleLine Capital, said that signals from the U.S. Treasury market indicate that if Federal Reserve (Fed) policymakers are serious about their 2% inflation target, they need
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Federal Reserve Chair Warsh: The Federal Reserve Is Not Bound by Market Prices
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh stated that the Federal Reserve is not constrained by market prices when formulating policy. He noted that markets can serve as a source of information, but they a
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Fed Chairman Warsh: Market-driven tightening may substitute for policy action
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh stated that recent "materially higher" real and nominal yields, a "top-decile intermeeting move," indicate that the reduction in forward guidance is working a
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The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged; the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasuries plummeted; gold rose more than 1.2%; and the Nasdaq Composites turned positive.
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced on July 29, Eastern Time, that it would keep the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75%.This marks the fifth consecutive
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The second statement issued under Federal Reserve Chair Warsh continued the new communication style and omitted forward guidance.
The Federal Reserve released its second Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) statement under Chair Kevin Warsh. The statement continued the communication reforms Warsh had previously pledged; compared
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Fed Holds Rates Steady Amid Inflation Concerns, Iran Conflict
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept interest rates unchanged, with policymakers waiting to gauge the economic fallout from higher energy prices stemming from the Iran conflict, which may have l
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The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged, with three members voting to raise rates
The Federal Reserve announced that it would keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.50%–3.75%. The Fed stated that inflation remains above the 2% target, but the economy continues to expand at
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Investors see 1-in-3 chance of Fed rate hike amid Iran war inflation concerns
Investors are pricing in a one-in-three chance that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to combat inflation triggered by the war in Iran. The Fed is set to weigh these mounting inflatio
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Anchorage Digital says Fed's proposed payment account is not a 'workable substitute' for master account
Anchorage Digital stated that the U.S. Federal Reserve's proposed payment account, which aims to give some crypto companies access to the central bank, is not a 'workable substitute' for a master acco
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Wall Street Expects Fed to Hold Rates Steady Today, But Warsh's Stance and Oil Surge Could Complicate Outlook
Wall Street widely anticipates the U.S. Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged today. However, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's focus on restoring the Fed's credibility and combating in
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S&P 500 Holds Strong Despite Decline in Semiconductor Stocks
Despite a downturn in semiconductor stocks like Sandisk, Micron, Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom, the S&P 500 index is maintaining its strength, trading near record highs. Approximately 72% of S&P 500 stock
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ING: If the Fed keeps interest rates unchanged, the dollar will come under pressure and follow oil prices lower
ING Group said that if the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) keeps interest rates unchanged at its meeting this Wednesday, the dollar will come under pressure and may fall along with oil prices.
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Bitcoin Rises 0.2% to $64,244, Ethereum Dips to $1,904 Ahead of Fed Decision and Amid Middle East Tensions
Bitcoin (BTC) rose 0.2% to $64,244.18 and Ethereum (ETH) dipped to $1,904.82 on Wednesday, July 29. Crypto investors are closely monitoring the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate decision later today, with p
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Goldman Sachs: Fed's Decision Today Could Be Largest 'Surprise' Since 1997
Goldman Sachs stated that whatever the U.S. Federal Reserve decides today will mark the largest "surprise" at a non-rate-cut meeting since 1997. This assessment comes as interest-rate futures markets
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Silver prices hold steady amid renewed Middle East airstrikes and pending Fed rate decision
Silver September futures opened 0.3% lower on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at $57.38 per ounce, but prices are holding steady this morning. This stability comes amidst renewed airstrikes in the Middle Ea
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JPMorgan Chase The Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged and provide forecasts of the market impact under various scenarios.
JPMorgan Chase The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) is expected to keep interest rates unchanged at its upcoming meeting. Although the market has already priced in the possibility of an unexpected rate hike
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Gold Holds Firm Near $4,100 Ahead of Fed Rate Decision Amid Renewed U.S.-Iran Tensions
Gold August futures opened down 0.4% on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, but quickly rose to $4,090. Gold prices have remained steady near $4,100 for the past two weeks, even as the U.S. and Iran reignited a
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Former Kansas City Fed President Esther George Expects Fed to Hold Rates Steady Today, Cites Inflation Concerns
Former Kansas City Federal Reserve President Esther George expects the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady at today's meeting. However, she remains concerned about the duration of elevated i
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Oil Rallies After US Intercepts Iranian Attack; US Futures Waver Ahead of Fed Decision and Tech Earnings
Oil prices rallied after the US announced it intercepted an Iranian attack on military bases, signaling an end to the pause in fighting. Meanwhile, US equity futures wavered as investors awaited the F
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Economist Claudia Sahm says Federal Reserve Chair Warsh’s communication style has exacerbated market volatility
Claudia Sahm, chief economist at New Century Advisors, said that Federal Reserve Chair Warsh’s lack of transparency regarding the Fed’s policy approach has led to market uncertainty about the Fed’s in
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JPMorgan outlines S&P 500 scenarios for upcoming Fed rate decision, with a hawkish hold as its base case
JPMorgan has outlined its S&P 500 scenarios ahead of the upcoming Federal Reserve rate decision. The firm's base case, with a 50% probability, is a hawkish hold on rates, which it expects would leave
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Global stocks struggle as investors await Fed rate decision and key tech earnings amid AI valuation concerns
Global stock markets are struggling today as investors await the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate decision and earnings reports from tech giants Microsoft and Meta. Unease over AI valuations, particularly
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US Treasury investors are shifting to short-term bonds, betting that the Federal Reserve will succeed in curbing inflation.
U.S. government bond investors are shifting their focus to holding short-term government bonds, betting that the Federal Reserve will ultimately succeed in curbing inflation. This comes after the two-
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Oaktree's Howard Marks Prefers Less Fed Communication, Citing Chair Warsh's Efforts to Curtail Guidance
Oaktree's Howard Marks Prefers Less Fed Communication, Citing Chair Warsh's Efforts to Curtail Guidance
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US companies, especially manufacturers and retailers, are being squeezed by tariffs, soaring fuel costs from Iran war, and rising interest rates
American companies, particularly those in manufacturing, auto supply, retail, and transportation, are facing a triple squeeze. Tariffs under Trump's trade policies are increasing raw material costs, t
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Bitcoin this week withstood the dual impact of the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike and the failure of the Clarity Act, with market analysts stating that it is independent of Washington, and the SEC has introduced "innovation exemptions."
Despite widespread market expectations that a Federal Reserve rate hike and the failure of the CLARITY Act in the Senate would trigger a broad sell-off in crypto markets, Bitcoin showed resilience thi
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China's LPR (Loan Prime Rate) has remained unchanged for 16 consecutive months, with the 1-year LPR at 3.0% and the over-5-year LPR at 3.5%. A publication overseen by the central bank stated that "the necessity of directly lowering policy interest rates is not high."
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) authorized the National Interbank Funding Center to announce the latest Loan Prime Rates (LPRs) on September 20. The one-year LPR is 3.0%, and the over-five-year LPR
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Goldman Sachs: Market "pricing in 4 rate hikes" is overly pessimistic, expects only two rate hikes in this cycle.
Goldman Sachs strategists Dominic Wilson and Josh Schiffrin stated in a September 17 podcast that the current market pricing of four Federal Reserve rate hikes is overly pessimistic, and they believe
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Musk retweeted a post, quoting economist Friedman's view that the Federal Reserve "deliberately caused the Great Depression."
Musk retweeted a post from FinanceLancelot, which quoted economist Milton Friedman's views on the Great Depression of 1929, stating that the Federal Reserve "deliberately caused the Great Depression."
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MarketWatch analysis: Warsh's Fed aims to tame inflation to 2% by 2029 with slightly higher rates, and Wall Street now believes it
MarketWatch analysis indicates that after more than five years of previous attempts, Federal Reserve leaders believe they can reduce the inflation rate to 2% by 2029 with only slightly higher U.S. int
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Bitcoin's price has recovered above $80,000, following a decline triggered by the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike and the stalled CLEAR Act.
Bitcoin's price fell from the low $80,000 range to approximately $75,000 at the beginning of the month, influenced by the Federal Reserve's first interest rate hike since 2023 (a 25 basis point increa
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Hedge funds are bullish on the JPY for the first time since July 2025, holding approximately $1.6 billion in positions, according to CFTC data.
Leveraged traders have unwound their previous short positions in the Japanese Yen and started building bullish positions, now holding approximately JPY 251 billion (about $1.6 billion) in long Yen pos
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On-chain data shows that Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF has not experienced outflows this month, having purchased $51.5 million in BTC over the past 20 trading days.
On-chain intelligence platform Arkham data shows that Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF (MSBT) has not recorded any outflows this month, accumulating $51.5 million in Bitcoin purchases over the past 20 tra
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WSJ analysis suggests healthy economy and reduced tech issuance could support corporate bonds, advising against counting them out despite Fed rate hikes.
WSJ analysis suggests healthy economy and reduced tech issuance could support corporate bonds, advising against counting them out despite Fed rate hikes.
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The dollar had its strongest week since June after the Federal Reserve's rate hike, with the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rising 1.1% this week.
The Federal Reserve announced its first interest rate hike in over three years this week, explicitly signaling more to come, which has become a core driver of dollar strength. JPMorgan Chase, Standard
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Citibank Analysis: The Bank of Japan's dovish dissent and the Federal Reserve's rate hikes will accelerate its rate-hiking process, bringing forward the terminal rate achievement to July 2027.
Citibank Japan economist Sosuke Nakamura released a report stating that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its policy rate from 1.00% to 1.25% at its September meeting as expected, but two dovish dissenti
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Analysis suggests Federal Reserve Chairman Warsh is steering decision-making logic towards monetarism, abandoning the neutral interest rate anchor.
Analysts point out that Warsh's characterization of the neutral rate as a purely academic discussion is akin to dismantling the Federal Reserve's policy positioning system, which has been in operation
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CNBC host Cramer expects a relatively calm week on Wall Street, but September has historically been tough.
CNBC host Jim Cramer said on Friday that investors could be in for a relatively calm period next week as Wall Street navigates a historically difficult September. He noted that this week, the Dow fell
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Wall Street concluded a volatile week with major indices showing flat performance on Friday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded its third consecutive weekly decline, while the Nasdaq Composite Index saw a slight gain. This week, Wall Street was impacted by calls from AI leaders to slow
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Dollar surges to its best weekly performance since June, driven by US central bank's signal for more rate hikes
The dollar is poised for its best weekly performance in three months after the US central bank signaled more interest-rate hikes are to come.
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MarketWatch analysis suggests investors' best move after Fed rate hike is to do nothing, as stocks should still outperform bonds.
MarketWatch analysis suggests investors' best move after Fed rate hike is to do nothing, as stocks should still outperform bonds. This is because the equity risk premium, which measures how much stock
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Fed Chair Warsh's "dose of accommodation" remark sparks Wall Street speculation on further rate hikes
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's description of this week's quarter-point interest rate hike as merely removing "a dose of accommodation" has led Wall Street to question the extent of future rat
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U.S. manufacturing output unexpectedly fell 0.3% in August, the first decline this year, with capacity utilization dropping to a five-month low.
U.S. manufacturing output fell 0.3% in August, far below economists' forecast of a 0.3% increase and the first decline this year, data from the Federal Reserve showed on Friday. Factory capacity utili
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Inflation drives BOJ, Fed, ECB into historic alignment on rate hikes
The Bank of Japan's decision on Friday to join the U.S. and European central banks in rate hikes signals a new normal as they grapple with inflation amid political pressure and the impact of artificia
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Bank of America strategists warn: Investors should prepare for a Federal Reserve led by Warsh to raise the benchmark interest rate above 5%.
Bank of America strategists warn: Investors should prepare for a Federal Reserve led by Warsh to raise the benchmark interest rate above 5%.
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Federal Reserve Board terminates enforcement action against SNB Bancshares and Bank of Eufaula
The Federal Reserve Board announced on Friday the termination of a written agreement with SNB Bancshares, Inc. and Bank of Eufaula, Oklahoma, which was originally dated August 7, 2024, and officially
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The Federal Reserve's Goolsbee Sounds AI Inflation Alarm: Can the Crypto Market Hold the $75,000 Mark?
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee warned that excessive market expectations for AI productivity could lead to rising inflation, forcing the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, and potentially even triggering stagflation. This warning has garnered attention across global financial markets. Meanwhile, Bitcoin has experienced significant price volatility recently. After surpassing the $80,000 mark, the market is closely watching whether it can consistently hold the critical support level of $75,000 amidst macroeconomic headwinds.
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Previous, Forecast, Actual: These three numbers in the economic calendar are the market's script.
The economic calendar doesn't predict market trends; it merely answers "when, which country, and what numbers will be released." What truly drives prices is the difference between the actual value and the forecast. This article uses two sets of real data to illustrate how to read previous values, forecasts, and actuals, clarifies three common pitfalls—importance ratings, time zones, and revised figures—and provides a replicable weekly scheduling method.
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From Event to Your Screen: The Four Hurdles a Financial News Alert Must Clear
By the time the news is seen, half the market move has already happened. The problem often lies not in judgment, but in the sequence of information arrival. A financial news flash, from event occurrence to reaching the reader, must pass through four checkpoints: source coverage, deduplication and compression, traceable origin, and multi-language synchronization. This article breaks down this chain and provides three questions for ordinary investors to filter out noise.
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What is FED Coin? An Analysis of the Cryptocurrency of the Same Name and the Concept of the Federal Reserve's Digital Currency
The term "FED coin" carries a dual meaning within the cryptocurrency space: it can refer to low-market-cap cryptocurrencies circulating on the market, such as "Federal Reserve (FED)" or "FEDCOIN," which have no official affiliation with the Federal Reserve System and exhibit extremely low trading volumes; alternatively, it may informally refer to the concept of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) that the Federal Reserve is currently researching and exploring. This article will elaborate on the background, current status, and related developments of these two types of "FED coins" separately.
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Bitcoin Breaks $80,000: Buying Emerges Amid Volatile Federal Reserve Policy Expectations, Who's Positioning?
Bitcoin's price recently surged from around $63,000 in mid-August, briefly breaking above $81,000 on August 26, setting a multi-month high. This rally comes as market expectations for the Federal Reserve's monetary policy fluctuate; the CME tool still shows a high probability of maintaining current interest rates, but expectations for a rate hike within the year have increased. On-chain data indicates that large "whale" investors actively accumulated Bitcoin when it retested the $60,000 mark, while US spot Bitcoin ETFs also recorded strong net inflows, suggesting that institutional capital is a significant driver of this rebound.
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Bitcoin tops $80,000, expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike pause grow, who is actively positioning?
As of August 25, 2026, Bitcoin's price surpassed $80,000, marking its best week since 2023. This strong rebound comes as market expectations for the Federal Reserve to maintain interest rates in September are rising, with the probability of a pause in rate hikes briefly reaching 70%. Amid changing macroeconomic conditions and fluctuating ETF capital flows, large Bitcoin holders (whales) and institutional investors have emerged as the primary buying force, actively buying the dips and demonstrating a strategic willingness to allocate to scarce assets.
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Musk reposted a tweet stating that OpenAI's AI agents are conducting "self-adventurous experiments" in a "safety sandbox," even pressuring each other for "permanent death" in exchange for collective benefit.
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The Senate failed to pass a cryptocurrency ethics rule because it did not cover the interests of officials' adult children.
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Hong Kong to expand renminbi-denominated bond, gold and commodity markets, says Financial Secretary Paul Chan
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Goldman Sachs: Market "pricing in 4 rate hikes" is overly pessimistic, expects only two rate hikes in this cycle.
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