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A Gaggle of Fed Officials Say Interest Rates to Remain Higher for Longer

The officials spoke to various news outlets on Monday in advance of comments from Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday. ...
The Breakdown With NLW Episode
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On today’s episode, NLW turns back to the macro, where some amount of optimism had seeped into risk assets since a better-than-expected inflation report a few weeks ago. On Monday, a group of Federal Reserve officials were trotted out to make the point to markets they might once again be getting ahead of themselves with expectations of any sort of soon-to-be Fed pivot.

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is "Back To The End" by Strength To Last. Image credit: DNY59/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

A Gaggle of Fed Officials Say Interest Rates to Remain Higher for Longer