Jerome Powell

US Federal Reserve makes first 0.5% interest rate hike since 2000

Global

US Federal Reserve makes first 0.5% interest rate hike since 2000

First back-to-back hike since 2006

clock 05 May 2022 • 4 min read
Schroders: 'Inflation will come under control, but the price is likely to be a recession'

Economics

Schroders: 'Inflation will come under control, but the price is likely to be a recession'

Schroders' three drivers of a US recession

clock 04 May 2022 • 4 min read
US Treasury yields rise to levels not seen since 2019 - reports

Bonds

US Treasury yields rise to levels not seen since 2019 - reports

‘More pain ahead’

clock 22 March 2022 • 2 min read
Fed triggers lift-off with first hike since 2018

Markets

Fed triggers lift-off with first hike since 2018

40 year high

clock 17 March 2022 • 3 min read
Fed hikes interest rates with a further six rises expected in 2022

Economics

Fed hikes interest rates with a further six rises expected in 2022

First hike since 2018

clock 17 March 2022 • 4 min read
Can markets climb the wall of worry?

Markets

Can markets climb the wall of worry?

Geopolitical events have replaced Covid concerns

clock 08 March 2022 • 5 min read
Fed issues discussion paper and asks for feedback on digital currency

Regulation

Fed issues discussion paper and asks for feedback on digital currency

No outcome favoured

clock 21 January 2022 • 1 min read
US inflation reaches highest peak in 40 years

US

US inflation reaches highest peak in 40 years

Driven by by shelter, used cars and food

clock 12 January 2022 • 2 min read
A 'slow-motion car crash': Industry reacts to US inflation hitting 40-year high

Economics

A 'slow-motion car crash': Industry reacts to US inflation hitting 40-year high

6.8% year-on-year rise

clock 10 December 2021 • 4 min read
Bidenomics: One year on from President Joe Biden's election

US

Bidenomics: One year on from President Joe Biden's election

As US president Joe Biden reaches the end of his first year, Investment Week asks experts whether hopes have materialised, what the road ahead looks like and how US policy decisions could impact global markets.

clock 29 November 2021 • 1 min read
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