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Friday, 5 August, 2022

US economy
Big US job gains give Fed ‘a lot more work to do’ on taming inflation
Odds of third straight 0.75 point increase grow after data show economy still red-hot despite central bank’s efforts to cool it
Friday, 5 August, 2022

Equities
US government bonds tumble after hot jobs report
Traders crank up expectations for Fed rate rises after data show big increase in hiring
Friday, 5 August, 2022

US employment
US adds 528,000 jobs in surprise gain for labour market
Unemployment rate drops to 3.5 per cent, matching the half-century low hit just before the onset of the pandemic
Wednesday, 3 August, 2022

Richard Clarida
Pimco hires former Federal Reserve vice-chair Richard Clarida
Ex-central bank official rejoins his former employer after being cleared in trading investigation
Tuesday, 2 August, 2022

Equities
Hawkish remarks from Fed officials prompt jump in Treasury yields
Mary Daly of San Francisco branch says US central bank is ‘nowhere near’ done with rate rises
Sunday, 31 July, 2022

ExplainerMarket Questions
Has tighter monetary policy slowed the pace of US hiring?
Markets Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Friday, 29 July, 2022

Equities
US stocks spring higher to close out best month since 2020
Indices gain on reassuring tech earnings and bumper energy sector profits
Friday, 29 July, 2022

FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
Is the US in a recession?
French energy group EDF reports record loss
Thursday, 28 July, 2022

Markets
US government bonds rally after disappointing GDP data
World’s biggest economy unexpectedly contracted in the second quarter
Thursday, 28 July, 2022

US GDP
US economy shrinks for second consecutive quarter
GDP fell 0.9% on an annualised basis, according to official data
Wednesday, 27 July, 2022

Federal Reserve
Fed raises rates by 0.75 points for second month in a row
Markets rally after chair Jay Powell says it could be ‘appropriate to slow’ pace of increases
Monday, 25 July, 2022

Equities
US stocks mixed ahead of tech earnings and Fed decision
Investors expect second large rate rise from US central bank in as many months
Monday, 25 July, 2022

News in-depthUS Dollar
Strong dollar wipes billions off US corporate earnings
Currency’s surge to highest level in 20 years is taking a toll on businesses with global operations
Sunday, 24 July, 2022

US interest rates
Will the Federal Reserve surprise markets next week?
Markets Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Thursday, 21 July, 2022

Capital markets
Italian bonds sell off after Draghi resigns and ECB boosts rates
Central bank lifts deposit rate by a larger-than-expected amount in bid to combat soaring inflation
Tuesday, 19 July, 2022

Currencies
Wall Street stocks rally as earnings season enters full swing
Euro climbs with ECB preparing to discuss an extra-large interest rate rise
Monday, 18 July, 2022

Special ReportSustainable Finance
Rising green bond issuance erodes premiums
But tighter sustainability rules may give the ‘greenium’ a new lease of life
Friday, 15 July, 2022

Equities
US stocks rise as survey points to easing of inflation expectations
S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite end lower for the week despite Friday’s gains
Thursday, 14 July, 2022

Capital markets
Stocks and oil under pressure as markets contemplate US rate rises
Strong dollar pushes down the euro and Japanese yen
Thursday, 14 July, 2022

US interest rates
Senior Fed governor open to 1 percentage point rate rise
Christopher Waller would support ‘larger hike’ at July meeting if ‘incoming data’ warrants move
Thursday, 14 July, 2022

US Treasury bonds
‘The market is just dead’: Investors steer clear of 20-year Treasuries
Weak demand for debt maturing in two decades causes distortions in US government bond market
Tuesday, 12 July, 2022

US Inflation
Fake US inflation report circulates a day before data release
Bureau of Labor Statistics discredits false document ahead of hotly-anticipated update on prices
Tuesday, 12 July, 2022

Currencies
Euro approaches dollar parity and government bonds rally
Oil slides below $100 a barrel on recession fears
Tuesday, 12 July, 2022

US economy
Wall Street recession fears stoked by patchy US economic data
Markets expect the Fed to continue raising rates this year before changing course in 2023
Friday, 8 July, 2022

US Treasury bonds
US government debt under pressure after strong employment data
Wall Street struggles for direction while European shares edge higher