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Fed’s rate cut chatter grows as Kashkari backs half-point drop

Bloomberg The drumbeat for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut is getting louder, with one policy maker calling for a 50 basis point reduction. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said that he’d advocated for such a move at the central bank’s June 18-19 meeting, where officials ended leaving rates unchanged. Other policy makers speaking didn’t go as far as Kashkari, ...

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Facebook’s crypto team holds talks with major banks

Bloomberg The biggest US banks have a chance to get in on the new cryptocurrency spearheaded by Facebook Inc. The association behind the Libra coin is in talks with the banks to participate in its governing body, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified discussing private negotiations. The person didn’t specify which banks ...

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BOJ governor’s yield flexibility sets up market test amid a dovish tide

Bloomberg As peers in the US and Europe take a dovish turn, Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda signalled he’s unfazed as bond yields in his own country get caught up in the global shift lower. “There is no need to be extremely and strictly mindful about a concrete range for the rate” on Japan’s benchmark 10-year bond yield, ...

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