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With inflation surging and pandemic-related stimulus rolling off the books, U.S. savers are under pressure. In April, the U.S. personal savings rate fell to 4.4%, the lowest since September 2008, according to data from the Commerce Department published Friday. “In a typical cycle, a sharp drop in the saving rate would be a warning sign about the sustainability of spending,” Wells Fargo economists led by Tim Quinlan wrote in a note published earlier this week. “Because balance sheets are in such… Source link

(Reuters) – Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Esther George on Monday said she expects the U.S. central bank to lift its target interest rate to about 2% by August, with further action dependent on how both supply and demand are affecting inflation. “Fed policymakers have emphasized a commitment to act expeditiously to restore price stability, and I expect that further rate increases could put the federal funds rate in the neighborhood of 2% by August, a significant pace of change in… Source link

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong.Patrick T. Fallon / Getty Images Coinbase is experimenting with having employees rate each other, The Information reported Monday. Staff are reportedly asked to evaluate one another after meetings and other interactions based on how well they model 10 core values. Employees can give their colleagues a thumbs up, thumbs down, or neutral review, the report says. Coinbase is reportedly asking employees to rate each other after interactions as part of an app-based pilot… Source link

U.S. job growth remained robust in April as the unemployment rate held near its pre-virus low, further underscoring the still-tight domestic labor market. The Labor Department released its monthly jobs report for April Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main metrics from the print, compared with consensus data compiled by Bloomberg: Non-farm payrolls: +428,000 vs. +380,000 expected and a revised +428,000 in March Unemployment rate: 3.6% vs. 3.5% expected, 3.6% in March Average hourly… Source link

Analysts have been looking to the energy sector to jolt the market back to life as the U.S. economy continues to exit the current low-interest rate environment. “I’m actually very bullish on materials and even more bullish on energy moving forward,” Aptus Capital Advisors Portfolio Manager David Wagner told Yahoo Finance Live. “So if we go back to later periods in the early 2000s and other periods where we actually saw rising rates, so the Fed tightening, you still saw defensive… Source link

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says inflation is too high and we need higher interest rates (REUTERS/Blair Gable The Bank of Canada is raising its target for the overnight rate by half a percentage point to 1 per cent. Canada’s central bank says it will also stop buying government bonds and begin quantitative tightening (QT), beginning April 25. The Bank of Canada also sharply increased its inflation expectations, saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is creating economic… Source link

(Bloomberg) — U.S. Treasury yields’ advance to a three-year high kicked off a global jump in borrowing costs as traders refocused on intensifying bets on rate hikes from major central banks. Most Read from Bloomberg Ten-year U.S. yields climbed through 2.75% for the first time since March 2019 as investors priced in the impact of the Federal Reserve’s tightening plan and accelerating inflation. Traders are betting on nine quarter-point Fed rate hikes by year-end, which — including last… Source link

Banks will kick off earnings season this week, with first-quarter results due out from a lineup of industry heavyweights led by JPMorgan Chase on Wednesday. The latest quarterly figures are expected to preface a lackluster year for bank profits despite the lift anticipated from higher interest rates. According to projections compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, U.S. bank earnings will fall by more than 8% in 2022 from last year, namely as the financial boost from releasing reserves… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Russia’s central bank unexpectedly slashed its key interest rate in a sign of confidence that the worst of the financial turmoil triggered by the invasion of Ukraine is past. Most Read from Bloomberg Reversing part of the steep rate increase delivered after the attack, the central bank lowered the benchmark to 17% from 20% at an unscheduled meeting on Friday and said further cuts could be made in the months ahead if conditions permit. The ruble briefly halted its rebound… Source link

Google announced on Thursday three new health projects aimed at showcasing its artificial intelligence prowess. The most bullish among them: a partnership with Northwestern Memorial Hospital to use artificial intelligence to make ultrasounds more accessible—a development Google claims would halve the maternal mortality rate. All three of Google’s new projects highlight how the company’s strength, organizing information, can play a role in health care. In the case of maternal mortality,… Source link