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...“The speed with which we adjust the policy rate is important,” George said....
...Powell, who was tapped by Donald Trump in early November 2017 to lead the Fed and previously served as a top Treasury official under George H W Bush, has already won the backing of a number of Republican...
...While curbs are to be partially lifted this week in the states of Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis and Terengganu, stricter measures have been imposed in Kuala Lumpur and neighbouring Selangor state, which...
...“The single most important question for the market in 2022 was the outlook for real yields,” said George Saravelos of Deutsche Bank. “It has been the ‘glue’ that has held the market regime together.”...
...There are plenty of international parallels, including in advanced economies with independent central banks, says Roberto Perli, a Fed-watcher at Cornerstone Macro....
...Would a weak economy be as bad for Mr Trump as it was for a president like George HW Bush?...
...A former George HW Bush official, he is a Republican who is well regarded by Mr Mnuchin as well as some in the White House....
...Roberto Perli of Cornerstone Macro expects the new forecasts to show two or three quarter-point increases a year....
...While he doesn’t vote this year, his colleague Esther George of the Kansas City Fed does, and some analysts wonder if the hawkish Ms George could favour a rate increase in the March meeting....
...Roberto Perli of Cornerstone Macro said: “Should markets act up as we approach the date of the referendum, the Fed would probably want to postpone any planned rate hikes....
...Esther George, the hawkish president of the Kansas City Fed, which is arranging the Jackson Hole meetings, also struck a cautious note....
...According to people involved, then-President George W. Bush leaned towards Martin Feldstein, a former economic adviser to Ronald Reagan....
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