Warsh Says Fed Has 'No Tolerance' for Persistent Inflation
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said policymakers at the central bank have no tolerance for high inflation during remarks to the House Financial Services Committee.
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said policymakers at the central bank have no tolerance for high inflation during remarks to the House Financial Services Committee.
US consumer prices declined in June for the first time in six years and a key gauge of underlying inflation was little changed, taking some pressure off the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. Frances Donald, Chief Economist at RBC Capital Markets, reacts to June CPI.
On this episode of Stock Movers: - IBM (IBM) shares are plummeting after the company reported preliminary second-quarter sales that fell short of expectations, attributing the miss to customers spending their money on chips and servers amid AI-fueled shortages. - Bank of America (BAC), JPMorgan (JPM), and Wells Fargo (WFC) all reported early this morning. Wells Fargo reported second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street estimates on higher fees from wealth management and investment banking. JPMorgan soared past all estimates on equities trading, but missed on FICC sales and trading revenue. Bank of America net interest income met estimates. Shares have oscillated in early trading. - Apple (AAPL) shares are falling after being cut to underweight from sector weight at KeyBanc, which expects weaker device demand and service revenue growth in the US, a dynamic that makes the stock look unfavorable due to its high valuations.
Gabriela Santos, Chief Market Strategist for the Americas at JPMorgan Asset Management joined Bloomberg Open Interest to explains why the latest CPI report could keep the Fed on hold, why AI infrastructure spending is squeezing software companies and why investors should stay selective as AI stocks become more volatile. She also breaks down what upcoming tech earnings could mean for the next move in markets.
Gabriela Santos, Chief Market Strategist for the Americas at JPMorgan Asset Management joined Bloomberg Open Interest to explains why the latest CPI report could keep the Fed on hold, why AI infrastructure spending is squeezing software companies and why investors should stay selective as AI stocks become more volatile. She also breaks down what upcoming tech earnings could mean for the next move in markets.
The US consumer price index fell 0.4% in June, dragged down by the biggest decline in gasoline prices since 2022, taking some pressure off the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. Tiffany Wilding, economist at Pimco, examines the data on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Citigroup says revenue from equities trading surged 45% to $2.3 billion in the second quarter from a year earlier. That's 11% higher than the record set in this year's opening months. Earnings per share came in at $3.15, beating all estimates. This is coverage from "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said, "The members of our committee have no tolerance for persistently elevated inflation," as part of testimony he's scheduled to deliver to the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday morning. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television.
William Dudley, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, says Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has to communicate more with markets, or he'll become less influential. He appears on "Bloomberg Surveillance" to talk about Warsh's testimony before Congress.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned that the fallout from an artificial intelligence stocks bubble bursting would reach the UK economy and could prompt a response in interest rates. He made the comments during a testimony before Parliament's Treasury Committee.
Saul Martinez, Head of US Financials Research at HSBC, joins Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn on "Bloomberg Brief" to discuss the upcoming earnings season for major US banks.
Apollo Global Management President Jim Zelter says private capital is stepping in to fill a financing gap left by governments whose balance sheets can no longer support large-scale industrial capital expenditure. "Government pocketbooks aren't as buoyant to be able to provide that," Zelter tells Bloomberg Television.