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The charts that matter: Fed becomes more hawkish
Charts Gold rose meanwhile the US dollar fell after a key Fed meeting. Here’s what else happened to the charts that matter most to the global economy.
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Investors shrug off inflation fears – for now
News US inflation is at its highest since 1982. Investors seem unworried – but how long will that last?
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The US central bank is winding down QE faster than planned – so why are markets bouncing?
Analysis The Federal Reserve is to speed up the pace at which it is winding down QE, its money-printing programme. But instead of going into shock, stockmarkets rose. John Stepek explains what's going on.
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Interest rates: could Jerome Powell remove the markets’ “punch bowl”?
News Markets have bounced on suggestion that the Omicron variant may be a less serious strain of Covid-19. But the Federal Reserve has turned hawkish, and there will be no more market bailouts.
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Jerome Powell’s poisoned chalice
News US president Joe Biden has nominated Jerome Powell for a second term in charge of the Federal Reserve. But it could prove a “poisoned chalice” for Powell. Here's why.
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What do Turkey’s tumbling lira and America’s oil raid have in common?
Analysis Joe Biden’s confirmation that Jerome Powell will stay on as Fed chair has sent jitters in markets from Turkey to Texas. John Stepek explains what’s going on.
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Two debt-focused funds that pay good dividends
Tips TwentyFour Asset Management’s two debt-focused investment trusts are producing healthy payouts
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Rising inflation puts central banks’ credibility at stake
News Central banks are running out of excuses for not raising interest rates as inflation soars.
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The Bank of England bottles it on interest rates
News Despite its own forecasts that UK inflation will hit 5% by next April, the Bank of England chose to hold British interest rates at 0.1%
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