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Warsh Ends Forward Guidance and Markets Push Long-Term Yields Higher

The Fed held rates but a noncommittal press conference shifted the burden of tightening to market pricing and raised odds of a near-term rate hike.

Warsh Keeps Rates Steady and Cuts Fed Guidance, Leaving Markets Guessing

Markets and Economists Abandon 2026 Rate Cuts as Warsh Prepares for First Fed Meeting

Advisers Urge Adding Vanguard International ETF to Ease S&P Concentration Risk

Fed Minutes Show Officials Ready to Raise Rates if Inflation Persists

Yen Stays Near 158 as Hot U.S. Prices Lift Dollar

Dallas Fed’s Logan Says Next Move Could Be Hike or Cut

U.S. Jobless Claims Dip to 207,000, Pointing to Low Layoffs

Energy Shock Pushes Markets Toward Fed Hike Risk in 2026

Fed Officials Split on Near‑Term Path: Goolsbee Open to Cuts if Disinflation Returns, Barr Prefers Hold

Mortgage Rates Steady Near 6% To Start February

U.S. Producer Prices Jump 0.5% in December, Keeping Inflation Pressures Elevated

Fed Holds Rates at 3.50%–3.75% in 10–2 Vote, Halting Three-Cut Easing Run

Trump Launches Post-Davos Overnight Truth Social Blitz With TikTok Claim and NATO Border Remark

Goolsbee Warns Inflation Risk if Fed’s Independence Is Undercut as White House Pledges Respect for Autonomy

U.S. Adds 50,000 Jobs in December as Jobless Rate Drops to 4.4%

Fed Officials Split on 2026 Rate Path, With Cautious Pause Opposed by Miran’s Call for 100+ bp Cuts

Record $74.6 Billion Draw on Fed’s Standing Repo Facility Caps Year-End Funding Crunch

Fed Minutes Reveal Split Over Next Moves After December Rate Cut

U.S. Growth Jumps to 4.3% as Hiring Slumps, Fueling a 'Jobless Boom' Debate