The Fed is winning its war on inflation — and it means America could avoid a painful recession

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Jerome Powell smiles after taking the oath of office for his second term as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at the Federal Reserve Building in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2022.
Jerome Powell smiles after taking the oath of office for his second term as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at the Federal Reserve Building in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2022.

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'Bond Kings' Bill Gross and Jeffrey Gundlach hint a credit crunch is looming as surging rates and banking jitters hit lending

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Bill Gross.

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March CPI and the Fed's next steps in its inflation battle: Everything to know

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Well, well, well if it isn't another CPI day. Phil Rosen here — March's inflation report is due at 8:30 a.m. ET today.

Here's how FactSet data predicts things to shake out: 

High stock valuations suggest investors think the US economy will avoid recession, but expecting more equity gains is a stretch, Barclays says

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The Fed won't be able to bring inflation down to its target, and Americans will have to live with high prices for years, BlackRock says

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The 2-year Treasury yield is 'acting like a meme stock' and swinging wildly as investors see the Fed making a mistake by not cutting interest rates, says John Hancock strategist

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 7, 2023.

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It's time for the Fed to pause its war on inflation before it starts dragging down the US economy, top Moody's economist says

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The Federal Reserve should pause its war on inflation next month, according to Moody's economist Mark Zandi.

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Americans are already feeling the effects of a credit crunch

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A bank teller using a cash counting machine counting dollar bills in a bank branch.

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'The credit crunch has started': Here's what tighter lending standards mean for American consumers and businesses as banks navigate the SVB wreckage

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Banks began raising lending standards again in 2022.

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Top economist Mohamed El-Erian sounds recession alarms and warns of stagflation after slew of bank failures last month

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Mohamed El-Erian.

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