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The Fed’s new chairman may end up presiding over interest-rate hikes, even though President Donald Trump wants lower rates.

The Fed’s new chairman may end up presiding over interest-rate hikes, even though President Donald Trump wants lower rates.

(Bloomberg) -- Gold whipsawed after the US completed a fresh round of strikes against Iran, raising the stakes in a war that’s roiled global markets and stoked inflation.Most Read from BloombergHouse Republican Says Hegseth’s D-Day Remarks ‘Inappropriate’Xbox Plans Significant Layoffs as New CEO Plans OverhaulTech Stocks Sink as Oil Jumps on US-Iran Jitters: Markets WrapUS Strikes Iran in Trump Escalation Over Stalled Peace TalksH-1B Visa Rules Have Changed Again. What to KnowBullion rose as muc

(Bloomberg) -- Gold whipsawed after the US completed a fresh round of strikes against Iran, raising the stakes in a war that's roiled global markets and stoked inflation.Most Read from BloombergHouse Republican Says Hegseth's D-Day Remarks 'Inappropriate'Tech Stocks Sink as Oil Jumps on US-Iran Jitters: Markets WrapXbox Plans Significant Layoffs as New CEO Plans OverhaulCuba Poised for Biggest US Fuel Shipment Since Cold War EmbargoH-1B Visa Rules Have Changed Again. What to KnowBullion rose as

(Bloomberg) -- Gold fell for a third day after the US launched fresh strikes against Iran, threatening to extend the war that’s roiled global markets and stoked inflation.Most Read from BloombergHouse Republican Says Hegseth’s D-Day Remarks ‘Inappropriate’Tech Stocks Sink as Oil Jumps on US-Iran Jitters: Markets WrapXbox Plans Significant Layoffs as New CEO Plans OverhaulCuba Poised for Biggest US Fuel Shipment Since Cold War EmbargoH-1B Visa Rules Have Changed Again. What to KnowBullion dropped

The American consumer has spent years absorbing shocks that economists expected to break spending. Covid pandemic disruptions, the fastest inflation in four decades, aggressive interest rate hikes, and the Iran war energy price surge in April 2026 all tested household finances, and spending held up ...

By Arasu Kannagi Basil and Nupur Anand June 9 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase is keeping a close watch on consumer health as worries about inflation persist, Marianne Lake, CEO of the bank's consumer and

The Federal Reserve’s asset cap on Wells Fargo came off in 2025. JPMorgan’s board waved through a $50 billion repurchase authorization. Bank of America returned $9.30 billion to shareholders in a single quarter. The post-stress-test capital return cycle is already running, and the cash is being shoveled out the door faster than most retail investors ... Banks Are Paying Again: 5 Financial Dividend Stocks After the Stress Tests

JPMorgan, Citi, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo are building a shared Tokenized Deposit Network to challenge stablecoins. It goes through The Clearing House, targeting a first-half 2027 launch, and the Federal Reserve is the audience that matters most.The stated pitch is efficiency: instant 24/7 settlement, programmable payments, blockchain-speed money ...

(Bloomberg) -- Unswayed by strong US jobs data released Friday, economists at Citigroup Inc. are maintaining their increasingly lonely prediction that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates three times this year.Most Read from BloombergBecerra Advances for California Governor as Hilton Fights SteyerSpaceX, Other Mega IPOs Denied Fast Index Entry by S&PNasdaq 100 Sinks 5% in AI-Led Rout as Yields Climb: Markets WrapWhat to Expect From Apple’s AI, Siri and iOS 27 Launch at WWDCSaylor’s Bitcoi

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are down -0.31%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM26) are down -0.88% this morning as investors continue to pull back from the AI trade, while cautiously awaiting the key U.S. jobs report.

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Jim Cramer says newly public FedEx Freight could become a “true winner” as Wall Street bets the trucking giant’s spinoff from FedEx will finally unlock the premium valuation.

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(Bloomberg) -- Alphabet Inc.’s surprise $80 billion sale of equity to fund spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure is expected to become the biggest equity capital markets transaction of all time, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.Most Read from BloombergRussia Finance Officials Tell Putin War Spending Is UnaffordableCanada Dips Into Technical Recession for First Time Since 2020Andrew Left Found Guilty in Case That Spooked Short SellersAlphabet to Raise $80 Billion in Equity for

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On a recent episode of The Pomp Podcast featuring guest Jordi Visser, host Anthony Pompliano surfaced a notable statement from Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos: the bottom 50% of Americans should pay no federal tax. Pompliano paired that proposal with a data point and a pivot. The data point: that bottom-half cohort currently contributes about ... Jeff Bezos Says Bottom 50% of Americans Should Pay No Tax. The Real Culprit Is Federal Spending

Every Jamie Dimon appearance gets parsed like a Federal Reserve statement. Markets move on a single sentence. Reporters strip-mine each quote for hints. That is the price of running the country's largest bank. For most of his two-decade run at JPMorganChase (JPM), Dimon has been the patient CEO. He ...

Investing.com -- JPMorgan upgraded FedEx to Overweight from Neutral on Wednesday, raising its price target to $460 from $432, as the bank's analysts said the stock offers an attractive opportunity ahead of a pivotal period for the logistics giant.

Everywhere investors look, the warning signs seem to be multiplying. Inflation ticked higher again in the latest Consumer Price Index report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Producer prices are climbing, too, raising concerns companies may eventually pass those costs onto consumers. The University of Michigan’s consumer confidence index recently hit its lowest reading in ... Trump’s Bull Market is Over? Not a Chance! JPM Says S&P Can Rally 22% From Here

During a recent episode of The Pomp Podcast featuring guest Jordi Visser, host Anthony Pompliano highlighted a striking proposal from Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos. Bezos believes the bottom 50% of Americans should pay no federal taxes. According to the discussion, the bottom half of earners currently contribute only 3% of the federal budget, which lends credence ... Jeff Bezos Says Bottom 50% of Americans Should Pay No Taxes. The Real Culprit Is Federal Spending

(Bloomberg) -- Markets are overpricing potential central bank interest-rate increases, creating conditions for a rally in stocks with the lowest volatility like staples and utilities, according to strategists at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Most Read from BloombergNvidia CEO Urges Super Micro to Tighten Up on ComplianceTrump Doctor Visit Renews Health Scrutiny as 80th Birthday NearsTrump Says He’ll Announce Negotiated Deal With Iran ShortlyRubio Sees Good News Coming on Hormuz as Iran Talks ContinueUS,

(Bloomberg) -- A key Treasury yield gap shrank to its tightest level in a year as traders ramped up bets the Federal Reserve may keep interest rates higher for longer under new chairman Kevin Warsh.Most Read from BloombergNvidia CEO Urges Super Micro to Tighten Up on ComplianceTrump Doctor Visit Renews Health Scrutiny as 80th Birthday NearsTrump Says He’ll Announce Negotiated Deal With Iran ShortlyRubio Sees Good News Coming on Hormuz as Iran Talks ContinueUS, Iran Inch Toward Deal as Gaps Remai

(Bloomberg) -- For all the hand-wringing over war-related inflation fears, there are signs that other drivers are having as much a bearing on longer-term borrowing costs. Most Read from BloombergNvidia CEO Urges Super Micro to Tighten Up on ComplianceTrump Says He’ll Announce Negotiated Deal With Iran ShortlyIran, US Signal Progress in Peace Talks as Issues UnresolvedRubio Sees Good News Coming on Hormuz as Iran Talks ContinueTrump to Force Foreigners Seeking Green Cards to Go Home FirstIn the U

(Bloomberg) -- For all the hand-wringing over war-related inflation fears, there are signs that other drivers are having as much a bearing on longer-term borrowing costs. Most Read from BloombergTrump Says He’ll Announce Negotiated Deal With Iran ShortlyNvidia CEO Urges Super Micro to Tighten Up on ComplianceIran, US Signal Progress in Peace Talks as Issues UnresolvedTrump to Force Foreigners Seeking Green Cards to Go Home FirstRubio Sees Good News Coming on Hormuz as Iran Talks ContinueIn the U

For much of the past two years, Wall Street treated long-run inflation expectations as the boring part of the macro story. Short-run prints whipped around. The five-year horizon stayed anchored. That assumption broke this month. The Cleveland Fed just published its highest five-year inflation expectation in 19 years, a reading that sits above the levels ... Fed’s Long-Term Inflation Forecast Hits 19-Year High

JPMorgan CEO cites inflation, deficits, and refinancing risks as Treasury yields hit multi-year highs.

Higher interest rates could trigger a recession, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has warned, as the market frets that a flare-up in inflation will bolster the case for central banks to tighten monetary policy. Dimon also discussed JPMorgan’s artificial-intelligence strategy in the interview in Shanghai, saying that the company was using the technology for risk, fraud, marketing, design, and several other functions. “It’s the tip of the iceberg, it’s moving very quickly,” Dimon added, predicting that JPMorgan would hire more AI talent and fewer bankers in certain categories.

The Federal Reserve and banking regulations can have big impacts on profitability for these banking giants.