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Fed Is Well Positioned to Deal With Risks: Charles Evans
Former Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans says he believes Federal Reserve policymakers will stay patient in adjusting monetary policy as inflation remains "a little more than uncomfortably above 2%" through 2025.
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Staying Neutral on China, Lombard Odier's Lee Says
Lombard Odier's Homin Lee says China's policy "framework needs to change" and that boosting the economy is "not really about some specific perfect technical solution." Lee says the firm is staying neutral on China versus the emerging...
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US Exceptionalism to Persist in 2025, Nuveen Says
Nuveen's global investment strategist Laura Cooper discusses which factors will influence markets in 2025. Speaking on Bloomberg Television, she says US "exceptionalism" will continue to move equities. She adds that 2025 will also be...
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Lagarde: ECB 'Hopefully' On Target to Meet 2% Inflation
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, speaking in a video message, says the bank's 2% inflation target is in sight. Bloomberg's Oliver Crook reports.
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China Investors Watching for 'Concrete' Fiscal Measures in 2025, Goldman Sachs Says
Goldman Sachs strategist Si Fu says investors will be focusing on China's "fiscal side, especially on consumption" in 2025. She tells Bloomberg Television that the Chinese equity market next year will be impacted by what "concrete...
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Fed's Daly 'Very Comfortable' With Two 2025 Rate Cuts
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said she is "very comfortable" with policymakers' median projection of two interest-rate cuts in 2025. Daly added, "my projection is that it will take many fewer rate cuts next...
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Fed's Daly Saw Latest Rate Decision as a 'Close Call'
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly offers insight into her approach to the central bank's latest interest rate cut and says the Fed's forecast is "always about the data."
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Goldman Sees Monetary Policy 'Stability' Driving M&A in 2025
Goldman Sachs M&A partner Andre Kelleners discusses the outlook for deals in 2025. "Even though there will always be some degree of uncertainty about monetary policy on a go forward, people feel pretty good right now about being able to...
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Philippine Central Bank Open to Rate Cut in First 2025 Meeting: Governor
Philippine central bank Governor Eli Remolona says he is open to cutting the key rate in its first policy meeting next year. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Thursday lowered its policy rate by a quarter point and signaled it may...
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RBC Wealth Management Is 'Overweight' US Stocks, Gold
Jasmine Duan, senior investment strategist at RBC Wealth Management Asia, talks about the Republican-led House's rejection of a temporary funding plan backed by President-elect Donald Trump, Federal Reserve policy, and the implications...
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Fed's Next Move Probably Should Be a Hike, Says Jim Bianco
Jim Bianco, president and macro strategist at Bianco Research, says the Federal Reserve is "coming up with an answer that is satisfying nobody," as he considers what the central bank's next move should be on interest rates.
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BOE's Bailey: Path of Interest Rates 'Is Downwards'
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey discusses the outlook for interest rates, inflation and recent UK economic data. He spoke after the Monetary Policy Committee voted 6-3 to hold rates, with three officials seeking an immediate...
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Bullard Says Dot Plot Will Do the Job for the Fed
Former St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard previews the FOMC December interest rate decision and what the Federal Reserve can expect from a second Trump administration.
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Fed to Leave Options Open for January, Citi's Hollenhorst Says
Andrew Hollenhorst, chief US economist at Citi, previews the December FOMC rate decision with a focus on the potential messaging from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the Fed's dot plot for 2025.
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Fed's Powell Says Inflation Is Moving Closer to Our Goal
The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate for the third consecutive time, but reduced the number of expected cuts in 2025, signaling caution. Chair Jerome Powell says inflation is moving toward its goal of 2%. Powell...
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Lagarde Says ECB Expects to 'Lower Interest Rates Further'
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, speaking in Vilnius, Lithuania, says policymakers are likely to reduce interest rates by more as the 2% inflation target moves closer and "if the incoming data continue to confirm our...
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Citigroup Sees China's Larger Fiscal Stimulus Going Into 2025
Johanna Chua, head of emerging market economics at Citigroup Global Markets, shares her take on the latest figures out of China, and discusses government and central bank policies. China's retail sales growth unexpectedly weakened in...
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SNB's Schlegel on Interest-Rate Decision, Negative Rates
Swiss National Bank President Martin Schlegel speaks to Bloomberg Television in Bern shortly after the central bank delivered a bigger-than-expected half-point cut in borrowing costs. Schlegel said the SNB does not like negative interest...
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ECB Cuts Rates for Third Straight Time
The European Central Bank cut interest rates for a third consecutive meeting as inflation nears 2%. The deposit rate was cut by a quarter-point to 3% on Thursday. Bloomberg's Lizzy Burden reports from Frankfurt.
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ECB's Lagarde Says Growth Risks 'Tilted to the Downside'
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde comments on the outlook for the euro-area economy, saying that the risks to growth are "tilted to the downside." She made the comments at a news conference in Frankfurt after the ECB...
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Lagarde: 'We're Not Done' on Getting to Inflation Target
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde discusses efforts to bring inflation down to 2%. "We are getting closer, but we are not done," she said during a news conference in Frankfurt after the ECB lowered interest rates for the...
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ECB Decision: What to Expect From Last Policy Meeting of 2024
The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates for the fourth time this year to loosen constraints on the struggling economy as inflation nears 2%. The ECB will announce its decision at 2:15 p.m. in Frankfurt. President...
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SNB Cuts Key Rate by Half Point
The Swiss National Bank halved its interest rate with a 50 basis-point cut on Thursday. SNB officials lowered their key benchmark to 0.5% in a move that was unexpected by most economists. Bloomberg's Jana Randow reports.
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What to Expect From November's CPI Report
The US November CPI report is expected to show core inflation of 0.3% for a fourth straight month, which would be consistent with annual price gains above 3%. Michael McKee has a preview on Bloomberg Television.