Treasury Yields Rise as Fed Rate-cut Chances Recede

MarketWatchFeb 18 05:17 ET

Further progress on inflation is needed before interest rate cuts can be considered! Multiple Federal Reserve officials have spoken out.

Continue to remain still.

Gelonghui FinanceFeb 17 19:50 ET

Federal Reserve official Harker supports keeping interest rates unchanged, stating that the policy remains restrictive.

The President of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank, Patrick Harker, stated that monetary policy is currently in a suitable position as officials await further progress on inflation.

Feb 17 10:38 ET

Fed's Bowman Reiterates Caution on Further Cuts

WSJFeb 17 10:20 ET

USA CPI hits record high, does the Global market gain from misfortune? Bank of America Hartnett: Trump's "soft spot" has been exposed.

Analyst Michael Hartnett pointed out that inflation in the USA is surging, indicating that in the coming months, Trump must "play small" on tariffs and immigration issues instead of making "big moves" to avoid triggering a second wave of inflation.

wallstreetcnFeb 17 01:40 ET

The expectations for tariffs continue to ferment, causing significant fluctuations in Copper within a week.

Recently, the main factors driving the prices of gold and copper are expectations regarding tariffs. In addition to the anticipated 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, many Institutions predict that the Trump administration may impose a 10% tax on imported refined copper. Gold and copper prices on COMEX continue to strengthen, especially the premium of copper prices compared to other market prices has rapidly widened, reaching a historic high. On Friday, copper prices fell sharply; on one hand, USA retail data showed significant weakness, and on the other hand, there may be new news about tariffs, causing price spreads to narrow significantly as prices fell, with gold prices also following suit in the correction.

CME GroupFeb 16 21:35 ET