Matt Wirz

1 week ago | wsj.com | Matt Wirz |Katy Barnato

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold Wednesday afternoon but Chair Jerome Powell and other members of the central bank struck a more hawkish tone than some investors expected, causing markets to wobble. Stock and bond prices were rising steadily until the midafternoon release from the Fed’s open market committee shook confidence that the central bank would cut rates twice later this year. Powell further damped animal spirits with a warning about inflation in his public comments.

1 week ago | buff.ly | Matt Wirz |Katy Barnato

美联储周三下午维持利率不变，但主席鲍威尔(Jerome Powell)和其他央行成员的表态比一些投资者预期的更为偏紧缩，导致市场出现波动。美国股市和债市价格原本稳步上涨，直到后市中段美联储公开市场委员会发布的声明动摇了市场对该央行今年晚些时候将两次降息的信心。鲍威尔在其公开讲话中就通胀发出警告，进一步打压了市场情绪。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

1 week ago | wsj.com | Matt Wirz

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1 week ago | fnlondon.com | Matt Wirz

Prudential Unit Lends $500 Million in Private Credit to AffirmInsurance and fintech companies are teaming up to ensure a steady flow of large deals Published June 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM ET An investment arm of insurer Prudential Financial will buy up to $500 million of consumer loans from technology-backed consumer lender Affirm Holdings for a period of three years.

2 weeks ago | livemint.com | Matt Wirz

Wall Street’s push to sell private-equity and private-debt funds to individual investors risks overheating financial markets and backfiring on firms launching the funds, according to Moody’s Ratings. Private-fund managers have turned to individual, or retail, investors to offset a decline in money raised from traditional clients such as pensions and endowments.