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  • Aug 13, 2024

Fed’s Bostic Says More Data Needed, Rate Cut Likely by Year-End

(Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said he’s looking for “a little more data” before supporting a reduction in interest rates, emphasizing he wants to be sure the US central bank will not have to change course once it begins cutting.Most Read from BloombergBiden Invests $100 Million to Fuel Housing ConstructionIn DNC, Chicago’s Embattled Transit System Faces a High-Profile TestJohannesburg Mayor Quits Amid Infighting, Financial WoesHow Chicago’s Gigantic Merc

  • Aug 13, 2024

Darling Ingredients Surges on Proposed California Seed-Oil Caps

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  • Aug 13, 2024

Fed's Bostic says a 'little more data' needed to support cutting rates

Bostic, speaking at an event in Atlanta, noted that the balance of risks between inflation and the job market are closer to level, but he wants to be sure the Fed avoids cutting rates too soon, only to have to raise rates later if inflation reaccelerates. "I am willing to wait, but it's coming ... It is coming," Bostic said. Financial markets broadly expect the Fed to cut interest rates at its Sept. 17-18 meeting, which would mark its first such move in this policy cycle.

  • Aug 13, 2024

US producer inflation slows as pricing power diminishes

U.S. producer prices increased less than expected in July as the cost of services fell by the most in nearly 1-1/2 years amid signs of diminishing pricing power for businesses, evidence of waning inflation pressures that reinforced hopes of an interest rate cut next month. The report from the Labor Department on Tuesday also showed favorable readings for most of the components that go into the calculation of the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price indexes, the inflation measures tracked by the Federal Reserve for monetary policy. A surge in the unemployment rate to a near three-year high of 4.3% in July fanned fears in financial markets of a recession, which have been largely dismissed by economists.

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