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Ahead of June Meeting, Warsh Faces a Divided Fed

Just when Wall Street thought it had the interest rate trajectory all mapped out, a prominent central banker decided to flip the script. Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, who not too long ago was waving the banner for cheaper borrowing costs, just threw a bucket

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Welcome To The Fed, Kevin Warsh!

Kevin Warsh steps into a role where political pressure for lower rates will clash directly with hard economic data. Despite calls from public leaders for immediate relief, the central bank’s hands are effectively tied, no matter who runs the policy meetings. Lowering interest rates prematurely

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Why It’s Hard To Cheer This Record Rally

Wall Street has a way of making everything look smooth, balanced, and rewarding. If you only glance at the headline numbers for the S&P 500, it looks like an absolute party. The index has been marching to consecutive fresh highs, pushing its valuation significantly above

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Keeping The “K” In The Job Market

The latest labor data just dropped, and if you listen to the cheers coming from certain corners of Washington, you’d think we’d found the golden ticket. The U.S. economy added 115,000 jobs in April, comfortably cruising past the 65,000 many experts penciled in. On the

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