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Sen. Warren presses SEC to look into trades made by senior Fed officials

Senator Elizabeth Warren on Monday called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to look into trades made by senior Federal Reserve officials over the course of 2020. The Massachusetts Democrat asked the SEC to investigate the extent of trading carried out by at least three high-ranking officials at the central bank, including the timing of the trades and whether or not those trades “may have been influenced by non-public information.” The request comes after reporting last Friday… Source link

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Key lawmaker at center of spending bill debate demands Fed end asset purchases

Sen. Joe Manchin says he will make a deal with his own Democratic party on a spending bill, but only if the Federal Reserve begins pulling back on its monetary stimulus to the economy. In a signed agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Manchin said he would only support a budget resolution with a top-line number of $1.5 trillion, with no funds in the new legislation disbursed until after all COVID-related federal spending is exhausted. Another condition: The “Federal… Source link

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Warren Opposes ‘Dangerous’ Powell for Second Term as Fed Chair

(Bloomberg) — Senator Elizabeth Warren, pressing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on his record on financial regulation, said she wouldn’t support him for a second term as head of the U.S. central bank — the highest-profile Democrat with a say on his confirmation to come out against him. Most Read from Bloomberg “Your record gives me grave concern,” the Massachusetts Democrat said Tuesday during a Senate Banking Committee hearing. “You have acted to make our banking system less… Source link

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Fed Circ. moves West Texas Google, Sonos patent dispute to Calif.

A logo is seen on the New York Google offices. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Dispute spans several jurisdictions, including California and ITC California has stronger local interest in the case Federal Circuit ordered Judge Albright to move similar case on Friday (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday moved Google LLC and Sonos Inc’s West Texas patent case in their global dispute over multi-room audio technology to California federal court. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said the… Source link

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Bond yields rip as Fed prepares to turn spigot on monetary stimulus

Longer-dated U.S. government bond yields jumped after the Federal Reserve signaled that it would likely start pulling back on its monetary stimulus in November. Since the Fed’s announcement on Wednesday afternoon, the yield on the U.S. 10-year (^TNX) climbed 10 basis points to as high as 1.41%, a figure not seen since July. The yield on the U.S. 30-year (^TYX) similarly rose as much as 10 basis points, to 1.92%. Polaris Wealth Advisory Group Managing Partner Jeff Powell said that he expects… Source link

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A ‘quite spoiled’ market gives the Fed a thumbs up, even with inflation rising: Morning Brief

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Thursday, September 23, 2021 The famed ‘Fed put’ is alive and well. The Federal Reserve isn’t entirely asleep at the switch on soaring prices, and doesn’t appear to be committing a policy error — at least not yet. Those were the main takeaways from Wall Street’s reaction to the Fed’s policy decision, which sent a market addled by… Source link

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Stock futures hold onto gains after Fed decision

Stock futures opened slightly higher Wednesday evening as investors mulled the Federal Reserve’s latest signals on monetary policy, which suggested the central bank was warming to a near-term policy adjustment as the economy improved further. Contracts on the S&P 500 gained. Earlier, the blue-chip index rose for the first time in five sessions and shook off some of its steep losses from the start of this week. The index is still on track to post a weekly decline of nearly 1%, however, to… Source link

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U.S. Futures Rise With Stocks as Traders Await Fed: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — Stocks in Europe rose for a second day along with U.S. index futures as concerns about China Evergrande Group’s debt woes eased ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve policy decision. Most Read from Bloomberg Basic resources and energy were among the leading gainers in the Stoxx Europe 600 index as commodity prices steadied after Beijing moved to contain fears of a spiraling debt crisis at Evergrande that could ravage demand from the property sector. Gambling operator Flutter… Source link

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Stock futures edge lower ahead of Fed decision

Stock futures opened lower Tuesday evening as investors anxiously awaited the arrival of the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy decision after a volatile start to the week.  Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked down ahead of the decision. FedEx (FDX) shares fell in late trading after the shipping giant posted weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings, with supply chain disruptions and labor scarcities weighing on results. Disney (DIS) shares extended earlier losses after CEO Bob Chapek,… Source link

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US STOCKS-Wall Street ends near flat on cautious note ahead of Fed

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) * Walt Disney shares fall as CEO says program production delayed * S&P 500 below 50-day moving average * Indexes: Dow down 0.15%, S&P 500 down 0.08%, Nasdaq up 0.22% (Updates close with volume, other details) By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended near flat on Tuesday after a broad sell-off the day before, with worries over troubles at developer China… Source link

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