Inflation

Goldman Sachs executive Beth Hammack named next president of Cleveland Fed

Beth Hammack most recently served as cohead of global financing at the Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Expert on financial markets will be a voting FOMC member this year

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Pound, bond yields slide after UK inflation comes in lower than expected

June's inflation reading alleviates pressure on the Bank of England as UK equities benefit

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'You need to stay nimble in this environment,' Mark Jones, deputy CEO of Man Group, tells FN

Macro trends will dominate returns in 2023, hedge fund bosses say

2023 is going to be another year where dynamic investment strategies and risk management prosper, according to hedge fund bosses

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Bitcoin, ether dive on red-hot US inflation data

Key consumer price data dashes hopes of Fed slowing pace of planned rate rises

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Commitments from governments might come under pressure if inflation keeps heading upwards

The challenge of monetary tightening

The Fed’s latest interest rate hike is only one more step on the long and difficult road away from quantitative easing

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Policymakers can't just look to constrain demand through rate rises, but must tackle supply as well

Why the Fed can’t touch some of inflation’s root causes

Fortunately, we can adopt five supply policies to reduce inflation and save plenty of jobs, income and opportunities that rate hikes might destroy

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Markets are concerned about the impact a radical mini-budget could have on the UK's debt levels

Pound hits record low after tax-cut plan sparks sell-off

Meanwhile, the dollar has been rising across the board

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Why inflation is such a tough beast to tame

Too much money will continue to chase too few goods for a long time — and the Biden administration’s policies won’t change that

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Liz Truss faces soaring inflation, a plunging pound and ‘inevitable’ recession

Even if Truss manages to calm the panic about the coming winter, it probably still won’t be enough to prevent the UK economy from contracting

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Historian Niall Ferguson says economic and political woes ‘could actually be worse than the 1970s.’

Times could get worse due to currently lower productivity growth, higher sovereign-debt levels and less favourable demographics

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Abrdn CEO Stephen Bird announced the pay plans on a call following the asset manager's first half results on 9 August

Abrdn speeds up pay rises to help staff earning less than £75k amid cost-of-living crisis

Abrdn CEO Stephen Bird: 'We need people focused on their jobs, not worrying about paying the gas bill'

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With shelter, energy, and food having such a big impact on price changes, the Fed has limited room to work

The Federal Reserve’s inflation promises just don’t add up

Fed chair Jerome Powell needs the Biden administration to be more proactive in response to the impact of the Ukraine war

Threadneedle Street is walking a tightrope to tame price rises

Expect the unexpected in the Bank of England’s battle with inflation

While the UK might not have to raise rates as high as the Fed, external factors are out of its control

Getting inflation down to 2% might tip the economy into a deep recession

A recession can be avoided, but only if Americans can accept inflation

The Fed will struggle to achieve a 'soft landing' without price rises

Real wages for low-income workers are falling, and families across America are paying eye-popping prices for petrol, food and basic commodities

Larry Summers was first to sound the alarm on inflation. More economists are applying his methods

US Treasury secretary Larry Summers’ confidence in his contrarian call on inflation came from studying the past

High inflation and slowing growth raise the risk of a global downturn

Yellen cites ‘stagflationary effects’ in a warning ahead of a meeting of leaders of seven wealthy nations

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Ukraine war risks inflation spike, Fed’s Powell warns

Federal Reserve chairman hints at continued plans to hike rates as conflict in Europe threatens supply chains

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War in Europe could lead investors away from riskier assets, Sir Cunliffe said

Bank of England official warns of market correction risk amid Russia-Ukraine conflict

Sir Jon Cunliffe says corrections are inevitable, but the central bank is alert to the risks

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