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Stocks rally ahead of UK Budget and interest rate calls

Chancellor John Healey is expected to announce an investment boost, and modest tax rises, as he seeks to placate the City.

Evening Standard · Oct 26

JPMorgan Says Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's Shaky Press Conference Could Force a Rate Hike Before Year-End: 'The Market Didn't Like What It Heard...'

JPMorgan economists criticized Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s recent FOMC performance, saying a lack of forward guidance and shifting inflation targets created uncertainty and destabilized bond markets.

Benzinga · Aug 4

Let’s get ready to rumble: The next Fed meeting will be a ’family feud’—and that’s exactly what Chairman Kevin Warsh wants

“And the survey says … policy will likely stay on hold for an additional meeting. Hawkish momentum is building, however. We expect two hawkish dissents.”

Fortune · Jul 25

The Fed 'desperately' wants to avoid a recession because it doesn't want to get blamed and put its independence at risk, top economist says

"Obviously nobody wants a recession. But also in the context of Fed independence, they really don't want to get blamed for going into a downturn because that would impair their ability."

Fortune · Sep 13, 2025

JPMorgan Now Expects September Fed Cut Instead Of December—Jobless Claims Surge, Trump Nomination Adds New Twist

JPMorgan Chase Co. has moved up its forecast for the first Federal Reserve rate cut to September, abandoning its previous December timeline as labor market data weakens and political dynamics shift within the central bank.

Benzinga · Aug 8, 2025

Despite Trump Pause, Overall US Tariff Rate At Highest In A Century

US President Donald Trump's delay of steeper tariffs may have won brief respite on Wall Street, but analysts say his actions -- which hit China especially hard -- already bring the average US effective tariff rate to its highest in over a century.

International Business Times · Apr 11, 2025

The Wall Street economist who nailed the Fed's 'joyous' rate cut sees the same thing again

"In other contexts, a larger move may convey greater concern about growth, but Powell repeatedly stressed this was basically a joyous cut as ebbing inflation allows the Fed to act to preserve a strong labor market."

Fortune · Sep 21, 2024

Weak jobs report shows 'there’s a strong case' for Fed rate cuts before next meeting, economist says

"From a risk management perspective we think there’s a strong case to act before September 18th."

Fortune · Aug 3, 2024

JP Morgan warns of gloomy job market ahead as the economy 'slips into a recession'

Hopes for a Fed pivot are premature, as Jay Powell has not succeeded yet in anchoring inflation expectations.

Fortune · Jan 5, 2023

US economy seen narrowly averting back-to-back contractions

The U.S. economy may have eked out modest growth in the second quarter, skirting back-to-back quarterly contractions, but rising at a tepid enough pace to feed concerns of an eventual downturn.

Tribune News Service · Jul 27, 2022