St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem maintains current policy rate remains appropriate amid economic uncertainties from Middle East conflicts and tariff policies, while warning supply shocks could have persistent inflation effects requiring potential rate hikes if core inflation deviates from 2% target
#YonhapInfomax #AlbertoMusalem #PolicyRate #CoreInflation #SupplyShocks #FederalReserve #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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St. Louis Fed President Says Current Policy Rate Appropriate 'For Some Time' Despite Oil Concerns

St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem maintains current policy rate remains appropriate amid economic uncertainties from Middle East conflicts and tariff policies, while warning supply shocks could have persistent inflation effects requiring potential rate hikes if core inflation deviates from 2% target

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1 #IMF: Since the start of the #pandemic period—with #supplyshocks that fueled #inflation - #bonds have become less effective in cushioning #volatility in #stocks. Instead of offsetting #equityrisk, bonds are increasingly moving in tandem with stocks. 🧵
ECB President Christine Lagarde warned that rising global uncertainty could further increase inflation volatility, citing frequent supply shocks and supply chain disruptions as key risks, and emphasized the need for decisive early policy action.
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Lagarde Says Uncertainty Could Heighten Inflation Volatility

ECB President Christine Lagarde warned that rising global uncertainty could further increase inflation volatility, citing frequent supply shocks and supply chain disruptions as key risks, and emphasized the need for decisive early policy action.

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Fed Chair Powell warns of potential long-term interest rate increases due to more frequent and persistent supply shocks, signaling a challenging era for economic policy
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Powell Warns of 'Era of Supply Shocks,' Signals Potential for Long-Term Rate Hikes

Fed Chair Powell warns of potential long-term interest rate increases due to more frequent and persistent supply shocks, signaling a challenging era for economic policy

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Philip Lane @ECB The #inflation was primarily coming from #SupplyShocks caused by the pandemic and #Russia ’s aggression in #Ukraine - chart @ECB https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/inter/date/2024/html/ecb.in240113~63455a0f8c.en.html
Interview with Corriere della Sera

The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the purchasing power of the single currency.

European Central Bank

"But not all the price rises were temporary, nor could they all be attributed to #SupplyShocks....

Reporters who tuned into earnings calls from large, monopolistic companies like #ColgatePalmolive, #Unilever and #ProcterAndGamble were amazed to hear CEOs and CFOs boasting about how they were able to use the *excuse* of #inflation to raise prices..."

https://pluralistic.net/2023/03/11/price-over-volume/#pepsi-pricing-power

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Pluralistic: Excuseflation (11 Mar 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

But not all the price rises were temporary, nor could they all be attributed to #SupplyShocks. Reporters who tuned into earnings calls from large, monopolistic packaged goods companies like #ColgatePalmolive, #Unilever and #ProcterAndGamble were amazed to hear CEOs and CFOs boasting about how they were able to use the *excuse* of inflation to raise prices:

https://pluralistic.net/2021/11/20/quiet-part-out-loud/#profiteering

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