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Billionaire ‘Bond King’ Jeffrey Gundlach Expects Fed to Raise Rates Next Week — ‘That Would Be the Last Increase’ – Economics Bitcoin News

Billionaire Jeffrey Gundlach, aka the “Bond King,” expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates at its March meeting next week, which “would be the last increase,” he said. In addition, Gundlach cautioned: “The inflationary policy is back in play with the Federal Reserve.” Doubleline CEO Jeffrey Gundlach on Fed Rate

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Fed Chair Warns of Higher Interest Rates Than Previously Anticipated, Faster Hikes – Economics Bitcoin News

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has warned that “the ultimate level of interest rates is likely to be higher than previously anticipated.” In addition, if faster tightening is warranted, the Fed “would be prepared to increase the pace of rate hikes,” Powell said. The Fed Anticipates Higher Rates, Faster Hikes Federal Reserve

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Bitcoin Rebounds Above $22K, Equities Struggle After Fed Chair Powell Says Rates Are ‘Likely to Be Higher’

Most other major cryptos were largely in the red, aligning with equities markets, which also wrestled with Powell’s remarks. The S&P 500, Wall Street's benchmark equity index, closed down 1.5% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped by 1.7% and 1.2%, respectively. The prospect of

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Bank of America Expects the Fed to Keep Hiking Rates Until ‘Point of Pain’ for Consumer Demand – Economics Bitcoin News

Bank of America has warned that the Federal Reserve will have to keep raising interest rates until it finds “the point of pain for consumer demand.” Expecting a slowdown in consumer demand to “lead to an outright recession,” the bank’s economist cautioned that “additional Fed hikes would also mean more

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Mortgage Rates Rise Over 7% for First Time since October as Inflation Shows No Signs of Abating

Mortgage rates jumped 7.1% Thursday following last week’s 28-year low decline in homeownership applications due to raging inflation.  Mortgage rates have climbed back over 7% following increased higher yields from inflation fears. According to Mortgage News Daily, the 30-year fixed mortgage average rate jumped to 7.1% on Thursday. Generally, increased concern that

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