US borrowing costs jump as investors fret about inflation and debt
Interest rate attached to 30-year US government bonds jumped to highest level since 2001
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Fed chief Warsh’s hawkish credentials on the line in advance of inflation data
Biggest clue as to US central bank’s direction to come after emergence of July numbers this week
Kevin Warsh to stick with lean Fed messaging despite market backlash
US central bank chair remains confident that sweeping reforms will win over key investors
Investors who ignored market warnings for years may now need to pay heed
Even with adjusted price/earnings ratio revised for R&D spending, US stocks are trading close to their most expensive levels in history
Stocks, bonds choppy after AI rout and Fed decision
US borrowing costs hit highest level since 2007 after rates decision
Federal Reserve keeps US interest rates on hold for now
But central bank hints at September rise to counter inflation stoked by war in Iran
US Federal Reserve’s direction of travel on interest rates has rarely been this opaque
Markets are expecting bank to hold rates steady but some believe a rate hike isn’t off the table
Asian shares fall as chip and memory stocks extend losses into Friday
Investors pull away from shares in companies that have led markets higher this year
House price inflation and the future of the Late Late Show
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New Fed chief seeks to end forward guidance
Warsh believes forward guidance boxes the Fed in and makes it harder to shift course
Wall Street rides high of chip stock optimism as EasyJet soars following Castlelake takeover deal
A quiet start to the week saw marginal rise for Irish markets
European shares close at record high after softer US jobs data eases Fed rate hike fears
Marginal upturn on Iseq is driven by Ryanair and Kerry Group
US supreme court rejects Trump bid to end birthright citizenship
Judges block president’s executive order that banned citizenship for babies of undocumented immigrants born on US soil
Gold heads for worst quarter in more than a decade as retail frenzy fades
Expectations of higher interest rates fuelled by Iran war help end bullion’s record rally
US supreme court blocks Donald Trump from sacking Fed governor Lisa Cook
Justices fail to over-rule the president from firing a regulator in a separate decision
Alan Greenspan was so able and yet so blind
Hibernian Greenspan-ism was embraced from the Galway tent to the Central Bank’s bulletins, and celebrated as Ireland became increasingly indebted
Tech stocks drag global markets down
Euronext Dublin finished the day down 1.1% after a number of the index’s main players suffered losses
Alan Greenspan’s mixed legacy as Federal Reserve chairman
Longtime US Fed chair presided over long period of growth but also played a part in creating conditions for global financial crisis
The Irish Times view on Alan Greenspan: from boom time to the crash
Financial deregulation was a key theme of the free market ethos of the time
Alan Greenspan’s deregulation agenda set the scene for Ireland’s financial crash
The long-time US Federal Reserve chairman did little to clamp down on excessive lending ahead of the global financial crisis
Alan Greenspan, long-time US Federal Reserve chairman, dies at 100
Greenspan led the US economy to an unprecedented period of growth in the 90s but was widely blamed for helping create conditions for the 2008 financial crisis
European shares advance as investors await details of Iran deal and Fed policy outlook
Iseq All-Share index closes at fresh all-time high, with banking stocks and home builders in demand
Big fall in US tech shares as AI stocks are hit
Fears of an interest rate increase has unsettled investors
Jerome Powell stood up to Donald Trump, but outgoing Fed chair got some things wrong
The outgoing chair has made some mistakes, but his decision to stand up to Trump was heroic
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Global indexes fall as bond yields rise
Inflation fears increase as traders anticipate Fed interest rate hikes
Donald Trump’s ‘sock puppet’ takes over the Federal Reserve. What happens next?
Fed faces uncertain future as chairman, known for his backbone rather than economic steerage, steps down
Senate confirms Kevin Warsh to succeed Jay Powell as Fed chair
Vote brings to an end one of the most fraught processes of selecting a central bank chief in decades
European shares rally as miners and tech sectors advance
Investors continue to weigh impact of Iran war as oil retreats slightly
Leading central banks play for time on interest rate rises
Convulsions in energy markets, often driven by Donald Trump’s posts on Truth Social, are complicating inflation forecasts
Bullish markets treat Trump’s high-volume rhetoric as background noise
Investors are pricing the US president less as a structural disrupter than as a volatile showman
Stocks regain ground after Trump postpones strikes on Iran’s energy plants
Precious metals edge up while oil prices fall
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