Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Anna Paulson says some modest further tightening may be warranted to ensure inflation returns to the central bank's 2% goal during an event in Philadelphia.
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said there is the risk that an inflationary mindset takes hold as the US economy faces a series of supply shocks. Hammack warned that "when the environment is more prone to shocks, or the shocks arrive one after another in a period when inflation has been elevated for years, there's a greater risk that an inflationary mindset could take hold." She spoke Thursday at a conference hosted by the Cleveland Fed.
Oracle sent a notice citing force majeure to the project's developer, a unit of Blue Owl Capital Inc., regarding a massive data center being built in New Mexico. Sridhar Natarajan reports on "Bloomberg Open Interest."
Vinod Khosla, an early investor of OpenAI and the founder of Khosla Ventures, says slowing AI development could hand China a strategic advantage. He joined Bloomberg Open Interest to argue that America should accelerate AI and energy infrastructure while protecting workers displaced by automation, not their individual jobs. He also says Silicon Valley has failed to clearly communicate AI's potential benefits in healthcare, education and economic growth.
Oil climbed higher Thursday, with Brent futures jumping more than 3%, after a top Iranian military official said Tehran may broaden the war to the Indian Ocean if attacked. Charles Gorrivan reports on Bloomberg Television.
Ohsung Kwon, chief equity strategist at Wells Fargo, explains the "pretty negative setup" he sees for equities as he lowers his year-end target for the S&P 500 to 7,700.
Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.39 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2026.
Applications for US unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level since July, edging down 1,000 to 197,000 in the week ended Sept. 19, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. Enda Curran reports on Bloomberg Television.
Lisa Shalett, CIO at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, sees both equities and bonds "going through a period of seasonal weakness," but would be a buyer of stocks as she views the midterm election as a clearing event for equity markets.
"We don't think the dollar will knock it out of the park," says Daragh Maher, senior FX strategist at HSBC, as he discusses the "ambiguous relationship" he sees between the US dollar and Treasury yields. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
As US President Donald Trump greeted China's Xi Jinping on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that an agreement struck last year by the nations will run an additional two months until Jan. 10. Tyler Kendall reports on Bloomberg Television.
Yields on the US government's longest-dated bonds climbed to the highest level in more than two decades, the latest milestone notched in an extended bond selloff driven by inflation and fiscal concerns. The rate on 30-year Treasuries rose as much as four basis points on Thursday to 5.44%, the highest since 2004, after Brent crude oil prices jumped. It follows a surge this week that left yields across maturities around the highest levels since 2007. JP Morgan Private Bank's Global Investment Strategy Co-Head Grace Peters joined Lizzy Burden and Stephen Carroll on Bloomberg radio to discuss. Christopher Pitt
