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1 month ago | 
business-standard.com | Amara Omeokwe |Dana Morgan
The Federal Reserve will keep interest rates steady through the first half of the year, before delivering two reductions beginning in September, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. Fed officials have signaled they may be on hold for some time amid uncertainty around President Donald Trump's economic policies, particularly on trade.
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1 month ago | 
treasuryandrisk.com | Augusta Saraiva |Kristen Beckman |Dana Morgan |Caleb Mutua
A shopper carries bags in San Francisco, California, on January 7, 2025. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg. U.S. consumers’ long-term inflation expectations rose to the highest level in almost three decades on concerns that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will translate into higher prices. Consumers expect prices to climb at an annual rate of 3.5 percent over the next 5 to 10 years, according to the final February reading from the University of Michigan.
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1 month ago | 
treasuryandrisk.com | Kristen Beckman |Augusta Saraiva |Dana Morgan |Caleb Mutua
The logistics of requiring employees to return to the office (RTO) may be more challenging than expected. Amazon, which required corporate employees to be in the office five days a week starting in January, discovered it did not have enough desks or parking spots for its full contingent of 350,000 workers, according to a Wall Street Journal report. This lack of space has caused Amazon to postpone RTO for some staff.
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2 months ago | 
treasuryandrisk.com | Caleb Mutua |Augusta Saraiva |Dana Morgan |Mark Niquette
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on January 24, 2025. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg. Interest rate hikes from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) should help cut currency protection costs for Japanese investors, spurring their appetite for U.S. investment-grade corporate bonds, according to Bank of America Corp.
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2 months ago | 
treasuryandrisk.com | Dana Morgan |Mark Niquette |Augusta Saraiva |Lynn Cavanaugh
A shopper looks at egg cartons at a grocery store in New York City on February 12, 2025. Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg. Economists now expect the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation metric to rise at a brisker pace in the near term, which will prompt policymakers to keep interest rates elevated for longer.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
fullview.co.za | Lehlohonolo Lehana |Ntando Thukwana |Mpho Hlakudi |Dana Morgan
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. On Monday, the Senzo Meyiwa trial resumed with the lead investigator in the case, Brigadier Bongani Gininda, continuing his testimony. Gininda is said to be the last state witness. Detailing the banking records of the five accused, Gininda said the accused one made transactions in Vosloorus in October 2014. He said the accused, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya’s version that he was in Emahlabathini, KwaZulu-Natal, in 2014, does not match with his banking activities.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
news24.com | Ntando Thukwana |Mpho Hlakudi |Dana Morgan
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s medium-term policy statement will provide an early glimpse at the priorities of the alliance forged between the ANC and the DA. The new administration’s pledge to prioritise growing the economy has driven a 4% gain in the rand, helped local-currency bonds outpace all peers in an emerging-market index.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
unionleader.com | Vince Golle |Dana Morgan
Economists see US inflation reaching the Federal Reserve’s target early next year while the unemployment rate picks up slightly, closely following the central bank’s own updated projections released last week. The Fed targets 2% price growth based on the annual personal consumption expenditures price index, and forecasters in the latest Bloomberg monthly survey see the gauge averaging that pace in the first quarter.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
windsorstar.com | Erik Hertzberg |Dana Morgan
Advertisement 1Will fall to 3% by next July from current level of 4.5% • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentEconomists see the Bank of Canada cutting interest rates for a third consecutive meeting next week, continuing what’s anticipated to be a steady downward trend in borrowing costs over the next year as inflation eases. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
fa-mag.com | Augusta Saraiva |Dana Morgan
Economists trimmed their US inflation projections through the first half of 2025 and see a slightly higher unemployment rate, a combination they expect will encourage the Federal Reserve to start lowering interest rates.
Forecasters in the latest Bloomberg monthly survey see the annual core personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy — the Fed’s favored measure of underlying inflation — ending the year at 2.6%.
