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Wholesale inflation fell by 0.1% in December, capping a year in which the rate of price increases dropped sharply, according to a report from the Labor Department released on Friday. The producer price index for all of 2023 came in at 1% compared to 6.4% in 2022. No indication of inflation at the wholesale level,” Kathy Jones, chief fixed income strategist at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, posted on social media. A lot will depend on how the economy performs this year after putting in a strong performance in 2023. Wages are increasing and now running higher than the level of inflation, giving support to consumer spending.

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☆ US homebuyers are waiting for the Fed to start cutting interest rates. Here's when 10 experts say it's going to happen.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Mortgage rates could decline if the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates next year. Here are 10 projections from experts on when the Fed's first rate cut will come. While these factors serve as deterrents for prospective buyers, interest rates may not stay this high forever. AdvertisementWhile declining interest rates wouldn't directly cause mortgage rates to fall, the two tend to move in the same direction. FebruaryIn August, Preston Caldwell, a Morningstar senior US economist, wrote in a note that he expected the Fed to start cutting interest rates in February.

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☆ The CEO of a hedge fund that averaged a 66% return for 3 decades spoke about investing, hiring, and sleeping 2,000 nights in his office. Here are the 11 best quotes.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Brown had the idea for IBM's "Deep Blue," and has spent over 2,000 nights sleeping in his office. RenTech was founded by Jim Simons, a former MIT math professor and Cold War codebreaker. Peter Brown is the CEO of Renaissance Technologies, a quant fund founded by former Cold War codebreaker and MIT math professor Jim Simons. And the job is so demanding, I really don't see how I could do it otherwise." We don't know any economics.

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☆ US homebuyers are waiting for the Fed to start cutting interest rates. Here's when 9 experts say it's going to happen.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Mortgage rates could decline if the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates next year. Here are nine projections from experts on when the Fed's first rate cut will come. While these factors serve as deterrents for prospective buyers, interest rates may not stay this high forever. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhile declining interest rates wouldn't directly cause mortgage rates to fall, the two tend to move in the same direction. AdvertisementAdvertisementFebruaryOn August 31, Preston Caldwell, a Morningstar senior US economist, wrote in a note that he expected the Fed to start cutting interest rates in February.

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☆ The Fed may have beaten back inflation and skirted a recession for now, Goldman Sachs says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Zahra Tayeb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Fed has curbed inflation without causing a recession, Goldman Sachs' chief US economist said. The Fed could make its first cut to interest rates by the second quarter of 2024, he said. In a "Goldman Sachs Exchanges" podcast episode, David Mericle shared his views on the US economy, inflation, and what the Fed's likely to do next. "I think we're in a situation where, with a lag, we should expect inflation to largely normalize," Mericle said. Moreover, Mericle dismissed fears of a looming recession triggered by the central bank's inflation fight.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, David Mericle, Mericle, Dow, we'll Organizations: Fed, Service, Federal Reserve Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ The Goldman Sachs trader known for speaking up about racism is leaving the bank, according to a report
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Frederick Baba is leaving Goldman Sachs months after becoming a partner, Bloomberg reports. The Goldman Sachs executive who spoke out about his experience as a Black trader on Wall Street is leaving the firm, according to a new report. Goldman Sachs declined to comment. After graduating in 2010, he went to work for the Global Electronic Trading Co., known on Wall Street as GETCO. That's part of the virtuous ecosystem of Goldman Sachs," he added.

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