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Middle East Tensions Fuel Safe-Haven Surge
Safe-haven assets such as gold and the US Dollar have experienced a substantial upswing in response to the deepening Middle East conflict. As tensions escalated on the Israel-Lebanon border, with over 2,000 civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip, the US entered back-channel discussions with Iran to defuse the situation. However, the potential for a direct confrontation between Israel and Iran, a significant supporter of Hamas, raises concerns. Concurrently, oil prices surged dramatically following these US-Iran talks, fueled by apprehensions of looming oil sanctions. Bloomberg Economists estimate that such a scenario ... (full story)
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Good morning. My thanks to the Mortgage Bankers Association for the opportunity to be part of your annual convention and to Chair-elect Laura Escobar for that introduction. And, with that, welcome to the City of Philadelphia and the Third Federal Reserve District. I am honored to share this podium with my fellow speakers and to provide my outlook for economic conditions moving forward. But before I do that, there is one piece of business to which I must attend, and that is the usual Federal Reserve disclaimer: The views I express are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of anyone else on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) or in the Federal Reserve System. Or, if I may give the Cliffs Notes version: When recounting my remarks, please just say, “Pat said,” not “The Fed said.” Let me put it plainly: I stand here this morning fully aware of the mood in this room. And I am also fully aware of the way the acti post: FED'S HARKER: **SAYS CURRENT INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENT DRAINING HOUSING MARKET OF NEW BUYERS **REITERATES U.S. CENTRAL BANK VERY LIKELY DONE WITH RATE HIKES
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The risk that the war in Israel spreads remains palatable, and several observers have warned of the greatest risks of a world war in a generation. Still, the capital markets ...
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- Posted: Oct 16, 2023 10:00am
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