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Jerome Powell is living rent free in my head

I planned to renovate my kitchen. Then the Fed started raising rates.

Axios · May 20, 2022

Jerome Powell, Who Wildly Misjudged Inflation, Is Overwhelmingly Reconfirmed as Fed Chair

There is seldom any meaningful accountability for government incompetence.

Reason · May 19, 2022

What stagflation means and what Biden could do about it

High inflation tends to break out when economic growth is really roaring.

Axios · May 19, 2022

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Gains Trail Stocks — Fed Chair Warns Of Pain Yet To Come In Fight Against Inflation

Bitcoin and other major digital coins were in the green at press time, as the global cryptocurrency market cap increased 2.7% to $1.3 trillion.

Benzinga · May 18, 2022

Powell says Fed will ‘keep pushing’ until inflation comes down

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in his most hawkish remarks to date, said the US central bank will raise interest rates until there is “clear and convincing” evidence that inflation is in retreat.

Tribune News Service · May 17, 2022

Powell: Fed to keep hiking rates until it controls inflation

Chair Jerome Powell underscored the Federal Reserve’s determination to keep raising interest rates until it has brought inflation under control — a high-stakes effort that carries the risk of causing an eventual recession

The Independent UK · May 17, 2022

Stocks roar back at end of nerve-racking week: Markets wrap

Stocks rallied at the end of a chaotic week in financial markets, with a little help from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s reassurance that bigger rate hikes would be off the table for now even after the hot inflation readings of the past few days.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

Crypto’s $270 billion meltdown gives way to an uneasy calm

Even by the white-knuckle standards of the cryptocurrency universe, it was a standout week.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

Elon Musk ‘still committed’ to Twitter deal after putting it on hold – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2022

Asian shares bounce back, shrugging off inflation concerns

Asian shares have bounced back after losses earlier in the week, shrugging off the latest data showing U.S. wholesale prices soared 11% in April from a year earlier

The Independent UK · May 13, 2022