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The Fed is fighting the wrong war on inflationThe Federal Reserve raised interest rates this week, pushing the federal funds rate to a range of 3.75 to 4 percent. That decision will not produce more oil, reopen disrupted shipping lanes or remove tariffs that are raising production costs. It can, however, weaken investment, h
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Denouement to the Latest Oil Price ScareFor the past six months, I’ve pushed back hard on the idea that the Brent oil price will go to $150 or $200 a barrel for two reasons. First, the Strait of Hormuz is an absolutely huge bottleneck for global oil supply, so - if prices didn’t go crazy - it must be because demand is
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ECB’s Kazāks: “If Our Baseline Materializes, Moving into Restrictive Territory Will Be Necessary”The European Central Bank is likely to have further to go in tightening monetary policy if its September baseline holds, Governing Council member Martins Kazãks told Econostream, with policy rates ultimately needing to enter restrictive territory. "If our baseline materializes, m
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Good Intentions Paved the Road to the 2008 Financial CrisisThis week marks the eighteenth anniversary of the failure of Lehman Brothers, a key event of the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC). Lehman’s failure and the GFC more broadly were dramatic economic events. Lehman Brothers was the largest bankruptcy in US history to date. The glob
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Warsh Did Well. But Where Does the Fed Go From Here?Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh had ground to make up on Wednesday — and, for the most part, did what was necessary. The Fed’s policymakers voted unanimously to raise the federal funds rate by a quarter point, to a range of 3.75% to 4%, and, more important, Warsh gave an int
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ECB’s Lagarde: Rates Won’t Move “in Lockstep” With Energy PricesEuropean Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Friday that interest rates would not move in sync with energy prices, stressing that policymakers would assess the broader impact of the energy shock on inflation, growth and consumption when deciding on future policy moves.
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Warren Buffett’s road to investing gloryWarren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway’s former CEO and legendary investor, is stepping down as its chairman, marking the end of his executive duties at the firm he helped build into one of the world’s largest conglomerates. Buffett, 96, will become chairman emeritus, an honorary tit
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Trump: The US has an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that gives permanent control over security at NO COST to the USBREAKING NEWS: I am pleased to announce that the United States of America has entered into an Agreement with The Kingdom of Denmark, and Greenland, that gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns. There will be NO COST to the United States! At my direction, we worked with representatives of Denmark and Greenland to guarantee that the United States will FOREVER have the complete ability to do what is necessary in Greenland in order to secure and defend the security of Greenland, and the United States of America. Additionally, from now on, no U.S. adversary can EVER have a base in Greenland, have a military presence in Greenland, or make sensitive investments in Greenland, without our express written approval. For over 100 years, Presidents have known the strategic importance of Greenland, but NONE of them were able to do anything about it. I am proud to be the President that permanently and conclusively addressed this very important situation. This is an “Infinite Life” Agreement, there is no end! We are very honored and proud of what has just taken place, and everything agreed to today will be cherished by the American People. We will immediately begin the process of developing a large Military presence in the appropriate part of Greenland, of which there are many. We will work with the people of Greenland in its development and construction. This solution is a great one for the United States of America, Denmark, Greenland, and all of our Allies. We look forward to working with the wonderful people of Denmark and Greenland toward a magnificent future with respect to this large, and highly strategic, parcel of land. We will be very protective of it! This is a dream come true for the United States of America, one that is very important, historic, and special. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Three words from Kevin Warsh have Wall Street wondering how far the Fed will go with rate hikesWith a few carefully chosen words, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh both explained this week’s decision to hike interest rates and raised vexing questions about what comes next. Warsh described Wednesday’s decision to lift the central bank’s benchmark rate by a quarter percen
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Trump on Iran: War will end soon.Trump on Iran: War will end soon.
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Global rate-hike cycle in view as central banks take on inflationThe prospect of a new global interest rate-tightening cycle is coming into view as some of the world's top central banks raise rates and signal more may be needed to tame inflation fuelled by the Iran war. Key rates are already much higher than the rock-bottom levels from the las
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ECB's Nagel Unlikely to Get German Nomination for Presidency - HandelsblattThe German government is highly unlikely to nominate Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel to succeed Christine Lagarde as president of the European Central Bank, German financial daily Handelsblatt reported Friday, citing four people familiar with the matter. According to the newsp
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