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☆ At World Cup, England’s Lionesses Aim to Show Men’s Team How It’s Done
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Mark Landler | More About Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In London, theatergoers have flocked to “Dear England,” a hit play that chronicles the drama and anguish of the men’s national soccer team in its long quest for another World Cup title, now at 57 years and counting. In Sydney on Sunday, the England women’s team might finally get the job done. England will face off against Spain in the Women’s World Cup final, the first for either team. While they are closely matched, England’s impressive march through the tournament has spurred hopes that “football’s coming home,” in the ever-optimistic words of “The Three Lions,” the unofficial anthem of the men’s team. If anything, it makes them look even less formidable and more culpable, if women do the job.”

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ORLANDO, Florida, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Investors are hoping policymakers gathering at the Kansas City Fed's annual Jackson Hole Symposium later this month will shed light on one of the murkiest - yet fundamentally most important - tenets of monetary policy: R-star. Even the New York Fed's two most renowned R-star indicators, the Laubach-Williams model and the Holston-Laubach-Williams model, are, metaphorically speaking, miles apart. Martínez-García's estimate of short-term R-star is negative, while the New York Fed staffers' models suggest it has "increased considerably over the past year". The Fed is near the end of its tightening cycle having raised interest rates by 525 basis points to the highest since 2007. Longer-dated real bond yields have shot up to their highest level since 2009 even as market expectations for inflation and Fed rates have held steady.

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An additional quarter-percentage-point rate increase, whether at the Fed's Sept. 19-20 meeting or later in the year, would be marginal in its macroeconomic impact, a small addition to the 5.25 percentage points the Fed has added to its policy rate over the 16 months ending in July. 'MIXED MESSAGING'The minutes include references to how officials assess the economy, the likely path of inflation, appropriate monetary policy, and the chief risks to policymakers' outlook. The core PCE index fell in June to 4.1% from 4.6% in May, a fact only released after the Fed meeting, though economists expected the decline. Since the July meeting, Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker has joined Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic in saying no more rate increases were needed. If market interest rates "break higher ... the Fed is going to have a problem.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Powell, Andrew Hollenhorst, Patrick Harker, Raphael Bostic, John Williams, Tim Duy, Howard Schneider, Paul Simao Organizations: Fed, Citi, Philadelphia Fed, Atlanta Fed, New York Fed, Market Committee, Macro, Thomson Locations: U.S

☆ Review: A Bloodless Postscript to ‘Jaws’ in ‘The Shark Is Broken’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Jesse Green | More About Jesse Green | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For nine weeks in 1974, off the shore of Martha’s Vineyard, the shooting of “Jaws” was repeatedly delayed by the whims of its temperamental stars. Bruce was the name given to the three mechanical predators built to simulate the great white shark at the heart of the story. Occasionally they wondered if it might not have been better to train an actual great white for the role. After seeing “The Shark Is Broken,” a play about that disastrous shoot, you may wonder the opposite: whether it might not have been better to cast the movie with mechanical humans. All of that is faithfully rendered in “The Shark Is Broken,” which opened on Thursday at the Golden Theater, in a production directed by Guy Masterson.

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☆ Bond traders prepare to brave 'painful' yield curve bets as rate hikes slow
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Harry Robertson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Those moves have put the focus back on "steepening trades" - bets that shorter-dated yields will fall relative to longer-dated yields. "Everyone is now re-looking at these curve trades," said Olivier De Larouziere, chief investment officer for global fixed income at BNP Paribas Asset Management. "I would expect that in the next quarter, more people will start positioning for a steepening of the yield curve." That's led to a rare situation where the bond yield curve is "inverted". TIMING IS EVERYTHINGThe market moves over the last week highlight the risk of curve trades.

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☆ Thursday's inflation data may be low, but don't expect the Fed to declare 'mission accomplished' yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

But history has shown that inflation is stubborn and can last longer than expected once it becomes elevated and entrenched. "We can feel confident that inflation is moving in the right direction," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics. For instance, housing-related costs, which make up about one-third of the inflation index weighting, are dropping. In particular, they don't want to declare 'mission accomplished' too soon," he said Wednesday during an interview on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street." watch nowAt the macro level, the Fed rate hikes have appeared to do minimal damage.

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☆ Morning Bid: Germany to kick off CPI mega-run
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, August 1, 2023. Still, investors' focal point for the week is the U.S. consumer price index amid recent goldilocks data and remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Powell that's given strength to the economic soft-landing narrative. Fed officials continue to emerge from their silence this week after hiking rates another 25 basis points at their last meeting. Investors betting the Fed has reached the end of rate increases will have another chance to gauge their theory when Philadelphia Fed President Harker and Richmond Fed President Barkin speak on Tuesday. Their remarks will be top of investor watchlists after mixed messages about the future rate path from New York Fed President John Williams and Fed Governor Michelle Bowman on Monday.

Persons: Brigid Riley Germany, Jerome Powell that's, Harker, Barkin, John Williams, Michelle Bowman, Fed's Harker, Brigid Riley, Christopher Cushing Organizations: REUTERS, Staff, Federal Reserve, Central Bank's, Philadelphia Fed, Richmond Fed, New York Fed, Bank of Japan, CPI, Hungary CPI, Bayer, InterContinental Hotels, Thomson Locations: Frankfurt, Germany, China, United States, U.S, Richmond, New, Asia, Hungary

☆ Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker suggests interest rate hikes are at an end
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker on Tuesday indicated that the central bank could be at the end of its current rate-hiking cycle. New York Fed President John Williams also indicated, in an interview with the New York Times published Monday, that the rate increases could be over. Markets are pricing in more than an 85% probability that the Fed holds steady at its Sept. 19-20 meeting, according to CME Group data. Harker indicated there are unlikely to be rate cuts anytime soon. The Fed was forced into tightening mode after inflation hit its highest level in more than 40 years.

Persons: Patrick Harker, Harker, John Williams, Michelle Bowman, Dow Jones Organizations: Philadelphia Federal, Market Committee, New York Fed, New York Times, Fed, Group, Bureau of Labor Statistics Locations: Philadelphia

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 19, 2023. The ratings agency also warned that the sector's credit strength would likely be tested by funding risks and weaker profitability. Big banks Goldman Sachs (GS.N) and Bank of America (BAC.N) eased 0.8% and 1.4%, respectively, in premarket trading, while Bank of New York Mellon and U.S. Bancorp shed 2.3% each. "It also means that the concern that we had in March over those three bank defaults, is not over yet." Remarks by Philadelphia Fed President Harker and Richmond Fed President Barkin will be closely watched for cues about the U.S. central bank's rate path after mixed messages from New York Fed President John Williams and Fed Governor Michelle Bowman on Monday.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Eli Lilly, Moody's, Goldman Sachs, Sam Stovall, Chris Montagu, Thursday's, Harker, Barkin, John Williams, Michelle Bowman, LLY.N, Zachary Kirkhorn, Elon Musk, Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Johann M, Sriraj Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow, Nasdaq, Bank of New York Mellon, US Bancorp, Truist, Bank of America, U.S . Bancorp, U.S . Treasury, CFRA, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, Citi, Wall Street, Dow e, Philadelphia, Richmond Fed, New York Fed, United Parcel Service, Elon Musk ., Alibaba, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Silicon, Richmond, New, Elon Musk . U.S, Bilibili, Bengaluru

Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai, China October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File PhotoAug 8 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. China's July trade data top a heavy regional economic calendar on Tuesday, with current account, bank lending and household spending reports from Japan, current account data from South Korea and Australian consumer sentiment also on tap. But for the world's manufacturing and factory engine, focus is on the alarming weakness in exports. At -54.7, it is at its 'highest' level since June 30, but will soon be heading lower again if Tuesday's trade data disappoint.

Persons: Aly, Jamie McGeever, swatted, John Williams, Dow, Japan's Organizations: REUTERS, Wall, Treasury, New, Nasdaq, Equity, Nikon, Mazda, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Shanghai, China, Asia, Japan, South Korea, Beijing, U.S, Australia

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 26, 2023. U.S. stocks have sharply rallied in 2023, with the benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX) clocking 17% gains year to date, fueled by optimism around artificial intelligence and hopes of a soft landing for the world's largest economy. "But in the service side, it's been pretty sticky and that's one reason why it's taking a lot longer for inflation to subside." Reuters GraphicsOverall, second-quarter earnings have been better-than-expected so far, with 79.1% of the 422 S&P 500 companies that have reported as of Friday beating analysts' estimates, according to Refinitiv data. The S&P index recorded 17 new 52-week highs and seven new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 46 new highs and 128 new lows.

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☆ Fed's Waller eyes July rate rise, and another hike before year ends
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Michael S. Derby | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

He noted, “September is a live meeting” for action if inflation is not cooling fast enough. Waller’s comments follow the release earlier in the week of data that showed inflation pressures at the consumer level are swiftly cooling back toward the Fed's 2% target. The data didn’t deter financial markets from expecting the Federal Reserve to raise what is now a 5% to 5.25% federal funds target rate at its July 25-26 Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Waller said the softer inflation data was a good thing but it’s not enough yet to change the outlook. The aggressive increases have been aimed at tempering the worst levels of inflation seen in decades.

Persons: Christopher Waller, he’s, ” Waller, Waller, Jerome Powell, John Williams, Michael S, Diane Craft Organizations: YORK, Federal, New York University, Reserve, New York Fed, Fed, Derby, Thomson Locations: U.S

New York Fed President John Williams in an interview with the Financial Times said the central bank is not done raising rates. Amazon.com (AMZN.O) outpaced megacap peers, up 0.8%, going into the "Prime Day" 48-hour shopping event, which falls on July 11-12. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) was up 150.60 points, or 0.44%, at 34,095.00, the S&P 500 (.SPX) was up 9.33 points, or 0.21%, at 4,418.86, and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) was up 2.20 points, or 0.02%, at 13,683.19. Eight of the top 11 S&P 500 sectors advanced, with energy (.SPNY) leading gains by 1.9%. The S&P index recorded 40 new 52-week highs and one new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 71 new highs and 25 new lows.

Persons: Dow, Phil Blancato, Ladenburg, John Williams, Jefferies, Johann M Cherian, Shinjini Ganguli, Arun Koyyur, Maju Samuel Organizations: JPMorgan, Jefferies, Dow, Nasdaq, Fed, Asset Management, New York Fed, Financial Times, Dow Jones, Activision, Microsoft, Salesforce, Bank of America Global Research, JPMorgan Chase, NYSE, Thomson Locations: U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Morning Bid: Bond yields recoil on disinflation buzz
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike DolanA volte face in Treasury yields has improved investors' mood considerably this week as excitement about U.S. disinflation builds despite conflicting signals from around the world. After bumpy start to the third quarter, stocks and bonds rallied together on Monday - with both two- and 10-year Treasury yields recoiling sharply back below 5% and 4% thresholds respectively. Spurred by more signs of ebbing U.S. inflation ahead of Wednesday's critical June consumer price report, Wall Street stocks also recovered ground on Monday. A New York Fed survey showed on Monday that household inflation expectations for the year ahead fell to 3.8% last month, the lowest in more than two years. But if the U.S. inflation picture is looking more optimistic, it's much harder to read around the world.

Persons: Mike Dolan, Russell, Michael Barr, John Williams, Joe Biden, Jane Merriman Organizations: Wall, Federal, Japan's, New York Fed, Fed, Bank of England, Treasuries, York Federal, NATO, Treasury, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Thomson, Reuters Locations: U.S, ., China, Britain, Hong Kong, Vilnius

☆ Fed's Mester: More hikes needed to bring inflation back down to target
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Michael S. Derby | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

“The economy has shown more underlying strength than anticipated earlier this year, and inflation has remained stubbornly high, with progress on core inflation stalling,” Mester said in a virtual speech before a University of California, San Diego forum. Mester, who is not a voting member of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee this year, did not offer a time table for action. In her remarks, Mester said Fed actions were working to restore balance in the economy. But she also noted that inflation and the job market remain out of whack relative to where they need to be to cool price pressures. “Core measure indicates that inflation is stubbornly high and broad-based,” Mester said.

Persons: Loretta Mester, ” Mester, Mester, Jerome Powell, John Williams, ”, Michael S, Andrea Ricci Organizations: Federal Reserve Bank, Cleveland, University of California, Fed, New York Fed, Thomson Locations: San Diego

☆ Expect more rate hikes from the Fed after the latest jobs report
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Job gains remain robust, wage growth is still going strong, and unemployment continues to hover near historic lows. That means the job market is still fueling demand in the economy, which the Fed has been trying to slow through rate hikes. Assessing the labor marketThe Fed wants to see the labor market slow down broadly, bringing it into “better balance,” as Powell has frequently described it. And there has been some progress on bringing the job market back into better balance while inflation has come down. “The focus is on the path of wage inflation because of its pass-through to services inflation,” said Sonia Meskin, head of US Macro at BNY Mellon IM.

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☆ Indiana Jones, John Williams and the Art of Music You Can Barely Hear - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Frank Lehman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

I’ve been fascinated with film music since elementary school, when I got a cassette tape called “Kid Stuff: An Afternoon at the Movies,” which featured Mr. Williams and the Boston Pops. No one exemplifies this better than Mr. Williams, who is still composing at 91. Mr. Williams accomplished this by inviting the trumpet section of the London Symphony Orchestra to blast away in its most piercing register. As he has with other cues, Mr. Williams has given this particular set piece an afterlife in concert performances. Keep your eyes shut!” Maybe then we’ll stop passively hearing film music and begin actively listening to it.

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☆ Fed's Logan says more rate hikes needed amid unexpected economic strength
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Michael S. Derby | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Logan is a voting member of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee this year. Officials were still worried about inflation and flagged a still strong job market, while a minority of policymakers expressed interest in raising rates at the June meeting. Logan also said that she doesn’t see anything tied to the Fed’s balance sheet drawdown affecting the Fed’s rate choices right now, and said the Treasury’s work to rebuild its cash account is unlikely to hit bank reserves, with the cash instead drawn from the Fed's reverse repo facility. Logan said after her formal remarks that she was surprised markets expect a sooner end to the balance sheet drawdown than she bets is likely. Reporting by Michael S. Derby Editing by Nick ZieminskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Morning Bid: Markets labor on China, three jobs gauges
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike DolanWorld markets have taken a hit from a deepening selloff in China as they await critical health checks on U.S. employment over the next two days. Although Fed futures pricing for the year ahead changed little overnight, two-year U.S. Treasury yields edged up closer to 5%. ADP's June take on private sector payrolls, the latest weekly jobless claims numbers and details of May job openings all hit the slate later. Consensus forecasts have ADP reporting another 228,000 jobs last month, jobless claims ticking higher last week and vacancies falling in May. Events to watch for later on Thursday:* U.S. June ADP private sector jobs report, weekly jobless claims and May JOLTS job openings data.

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☆ 2-year Treasury yield dips as investors await Fed meeting minutes
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

ET, the yield on the 2-year Treasury was last trading 5 basis points lower at 4.886%. U.S. Treasury yields were little changed Wednesday as markets reopened after the Fourth of July holiday and investors looked ahead to the release of the Federal Reserve's latest meeting minutes. Since the last Fed meeting, policymakers including central bank chief Jerome Powell have repeatedly indicated that further interest rate hikes will likely be needed to bring inflation down and cool the economy. According to CME Group's FedWatch tool, traders are currently pricing in a 88.7% chance of the Fed hiking rates again at its July meeting. These data points are likely to inform the Fed's next policy move as well as provide clues about the state of the U.S. economy.

Persons: John Williams, Jerome Powell, Powell Organizations: Treasury, U.S, Investors, New York Fed Locations: New, U.S

☆ Morning Bid: Minutes meted, China crunch
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike DolanAs U.S. markets return from Independence Day, the Federal Reserve's slightly awkward deliberations are laid bare again just as China's markets shrink from more unnerving economic signs. The Fed minutes out later will sketch out how close that is to the thinking in Washington. Going into the release, futures markets are 80% priced for another quarter-point policy rate rise to 5.5-5.75% this month and have 33 basis points of hikes pencilled in by November. The dollar (.DXY) was steady to firmer, with China's offshore yuan reversing all of Tuesday's gains. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Mike Dolan, Janet Yellen, HSI, Goldman Sachs, John Williams, Christina Fincher Organizations: Independence, U.S, Treasury, Bank, Reserve Bank of Australia, Federal, New York Fed, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Reuters, Thomson Locations: U.S, China, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, Washington, Monday's, Saudi Arabia, Russia

☆ Stock futures are little changed Tuesday night in a holiday-shortened week: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. stock futures were little changed on Tuesday night as Wall Street looks to resume a holiday-shortened week. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell by 33 points, or 0.1%. Stocks rose slightly during the shortened trading day, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average adding 10.87 points, or 0.03%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was the laggard, rising just 3.8%. Economists polled by Dow Jones are anticipating a rise of 0.6%, which would be greater than the 0.4% increase the previous month.

Persons: Stocks, We've, Carson Group's Ryan Detrick, CNBC's, Dow Jones, John Williams Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Markets, Dow Jones, Reserve, , New York Fed, Central Bank Research Association Locations: New York City . U.S, , New, New York City

☆ Indiana Jones hits theaters for one last adventure, but box office prospects look shaky
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

It's Harrison Ford's final bow as the boulder-dodging, whip-wielding, Nazi-punching Indiana Jones. On Friday, "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" arrives in theaters, marking the fifth and likely final chapter in the Lucasfilm movie franchise. Previous Indiana Jones installments, released in the 1980s, saw significantly lower box office openings because tickets were significantly less expensive at that time and the films were released in fewer theaters. Despite a solid opening, the fourth Indiana Jones film tallied only $317 million domestically. The lackluster audience response resulted in a pause in future films, including the potential for a spinoff featuring Shia LaBeouf as Indiana Jones' son Mutt Williams.

Persons: It's Harrison, Indiana Jones, Steven Spielberg hasn't, John Williams, James Mangold, Logan, Ford, LaBeouf, Mutt Williams, Disney, Shawn Robbins, weren't, Robbins, we're, NBCUniversal Organizations: Lucasfilm, Disney, Cannes Film, Guardians, Galaxy, Ferrari, Indiana Jones, Paramount Pictures, Star, Ford, Hollywood, Comcast, CNBC, Rotten Locations: Nazi, Kingdom, North America, NBCUniversal

LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) - Western central banks have been warned this week not to quit in the final lap of their monetary tightening campaign - the hard yards households and financial markets may now find exhausting. And yet, desperate for their members not to declare premature victory in getting inflation back to 2% targets or sow an assumption above-target inflation will eventually be tolerated, central bank watchdogs are cheerleading a last push. But that's not in forecasts this time around - with U.S. and UK headline inflation rates not back to target by the end of next year and the euro zone not even by then. 'Last Mile' of disinflationBIS chart on speed of disinflation'UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS'And the BIS message was echoed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday. "Monetary policy should continue to tighten and then remain in restrictive territory until core inflation is on a clear downward path," she said.

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☆ John Williams on ‘Indiana Jones’ and His Favorite Scores
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Darryn King | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When the New York Philharmonic honored the work of the film composer John Williams this past spring, the director Steven Spielberg introduced a clip of the opening scenes of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” — without the music. The clip was played again, this time with the orchestra joining in. On June 30, the rugged archaeologist at the heart of that film (played by Harrison Ford) will return for the fifth entry in the franchise, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” He’ll be accompanied, as ever, by Williams’s indispensable music. The composer, who turned 91 this year, had said it would be his final film score. “If they do an ‘Indiana Jones 6,’ I’m on board.”

Persons: John Williams, Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones, ” He’ll, Indiana, ’, ” Organizations: New York Philharmonic, “ Raiders, Indiana Jones

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