Bank Stress Test Results Coming June 24 — Here’s What Actually Matters
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May Inflation Reading Could Signal Fed’s Next Challenge
According to CNBC, Wall Street expects Wednesday’s Consumer Price Index to show inflation running at 4.2% annually for May.
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Energy Flows Through Hormuz Signal Broader Middle East Stabilization
Energy Secretary Chris Wright confirmed that oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is rising “very meaningfully,” calling increased export volumes a “fair statement.” According to CNBC, Wright’s co
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Trump’s Hormuz Promises Hit Reality Check as Oil Markets Shrug Off Traffic Recovery
According to CNBC, oil prices dropped nearly 4% after U.S. Energy Secretary reported increasing ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, even as President Trump continues promising an imminent deal
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Consumer Financial Stress Hits Two-Year High Despite Stable Inflation Outlook
According to CNBC, household financial worries reached their highest level since July 2022 in the New York Fed’s latest consumer survey, even as inflation expectations held relatively steady.
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Why It Matters
Consumers Are Worried, But Inflation Expectations Aren’t Moving — That’s the Real Story
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Bitcoin’s Bond Problem: Why Risk Assets Can’t Escape Rising Yields
According to CNBC, Bitcoin plunged to its lowest level since October 2024, capping a brutal week that accelerated after Friday’s stronger-than-expected jobs report pushed yields higher and pressured…
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Prediction Markets Now Betting on Fed Rate Hikes — Here’s What Changed
According to CNBC, prediction market traders now see a 52% chance the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this year, a sharp reversal from recent expectations of cuts following an unexpectedly s
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Labor Market Delivers Big Upside Surprise as Unemployment Holds Steady
According to CNBC, nonfarm payrolls surged 172,000 in May, more than double the expected 80,000, while unemployment held at 4.3%.
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Hiring Breadth Returns: ADP Shows Job Growth Spreading Beyond Healthcare
According to CNBC Economy, private payrolls rose 122,000 in May, beating expectations and marking a shift from the narrow, healthcare-dominated hiring patterns of recent months.
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Economic Wire: Fed Chair Warsh makes first hires at central bank, including
According to CNBC, new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has made his first personnel moves, including hiring the author of the Federal Reserve chapter in the conservative “Project 2025” policy…
