Strains in Short-Term Markets Raise Urgency of Fed’s Balance Sheet Debate

Warning signs in crucial money markets have raised the prospect that the central bank will soon stop reducing its portfolio ...

No wonder it’s all ‘booms, bubbles and debasement’ after 312 rate cuts, says Bank of America strategist

No wonder then, declares Bank of America’s chief investment strategist, Michael Hartnett, in his weekly Flow Show report, that asset market commentary is all “booms, bubbles a ...
Global Finance Magazine

Central Banker Report Cards 2025: North America

Inflation risks loom in 2026, and central banks have yet to agree on how to respond. See the 2025 Ranking in North America.
Morningstar

Market bubbles only burst when central banks tighten - and there's so sign of that happening, says B. of A. strategist Hartnett

In his weekly Flow Show update, Bank of America chief strategist Michael Hartnett remains reluctant to call a top in markets Wall Street is faring better than Main Street in this K-shaped recovery, ...

Bank of America resets inflation forecast ahead of CPI

The last CPI data from August weren’t overly reassuring. It showed headline inflation increased to 2.9%, due mainly to ...
Fast Company

Bank of America: Mortgage rates could hit 5% under these conditions

Last week, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate tracked by Freddie Mac hit a calendar-year low of 6.35%. It’s likely that this week’s reading could come in even lower, given that the daily rate ...
Reuters

Brazil central bank keeps rates steady, signaling extended hold

Selic rate held at 15%, highest since July 2006 Central bank's 2026 inflation outlook unchanged 2025 rate cut looks unlikely, given hawkish tone BRASILIA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank ...

Argentina's central bank says it signed $20 billion currency swap deal with US

Argentina's central bank said on Monday it signed a $20 billion exchange-rate stabilization agreement with the U.S. Treasury ...