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32+ min ago  (382+ words) President of the Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Kansas City, Jeffrey Schmid, said on Thursday that continued inflation is the most pressing risk to the economy. During a speech at a banking industry conference, he stated that the US economy…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago  (542+ words) NZD/USD falls to around 0. 5920 on Thursday at the time of writing, down 0. 28% on the day, as the New Zealand Dollar (NZD) remains under pressure against a stronger US Dollar (USd). The move comes amid improved sentiment surrounding US-China relations…...

12+ min ago  (777+ words) Buy now, pay later services like Affirm, Klarna, and Afterpay have normalized frictionless consumer debt. U. S. household debt hit an all-time $18. 8 trillion in Q1 as consumers use payment plans to fund lifestyle spending. Job loss or income disruption can quickly turn manageable…...

2+ hour, 28+ min ago  (511+ words) Long-term US borrowing costs climbed to levels not seen since before the global financial crisis after the Treasury auctioned $25bn (21. 3bn) in 30-year bonds at a high yield of 5. 058% on Wednesday, according to the department's own data. The sale came only hours…...

45+ min ago  (732+ words) The US Senate has confirmed Kevin Warsh as the new Federal Reserve chairman to lead a central bank whose independence is under attack and with inflation at a three-year high. The Senate voted 54 to 45 in favour of Warsh, with Republicans…...

10+ hour, 48+ min ago  (604+ words) The U. S. Senate has confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve Chair. The 54-45 vote marked the narrowest approval margin in Fed history. He'will replace Jerome Powell on May 15. Markets now watch closely for signals on interest rates, inflation, and Fed…...

39+ min ago  (282+ words) Warsh is no stranger to the US central bank, having served on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011. The US Senate has confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve (Fed), approving President Donald Trump's…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (320+ words) Lots of clouds with a few breaks of sun; cool and mostly dry, but a spotty shower is possible. . Mostly cloudy with a spotty shower possible. The backlash says less about Mc Donald's specifically than it does about a structural…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago  (432+ words) High gas prices have not deterred Americans from spending at stores, shopping online, and dining out, retail sales data from the U. S. government showed Thursday. American spending at retail stores, online shops, and restaurants rose by a solid 0. 5 percent in April,…...

9+ min ago  (212+ words) During an interview with Seattle ABC affiliate KOMO on Wednesday, Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA) stated that the latest inflation numbers are "Really bad" but Washington has it worse, "about 1% worse than the rest of the country," and "the tariffs did…...