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Real-time News
According to Iranian state television, Iran has launched a new wave of missiles at Israel.The U.S. experienced a net outflow of international capital of $25 billion in January, compared to a revised figure of $113.9 billion in the previous month (originally reported as $44.9 billion).On March 19th, Art Hogan, Chief Market Strategist at B. Riley Wealth, stated that the Feds decision was less hawkish than expected, which was somewhat surprising. As expected, interest rates remained unchanged; more predictably, Governor Milan voted against the decision. Interestingly, they lowered their inflation outlook while raising their economic growth outlook. In the current environment, this might be appropriate, even though they have no data that includes the impact of the Iran war. Even todays PPI data did not take Iran into account. Therefore, this is the closest they can get to "keeping quiet about the outlook," and thats based on the data they already have. We will no longer hear them mention that inflationary pressures are "temporary."On March 19th, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stated that generative artificial intelligence tools will certainly have a positive impact on productivity improvements in the coming years. However, he cautioned that whether the impact of AI will lead to a decline in inflation still needs careful assessment. Powell noted that the current boom in AI data center construction in the US is putting upward pressure on the prices of many goods and services, and "may have pushed up inflation to some extent." Powell stated, "In the short term, we are not seeing a situation where we will immediately need to lower interest rates or where inflation will gradually decrease." He added that this is an "evidence-based question"—whether AI will increase supply faster than demand, but over time, it will help improve productivity. Higher productivity allows for sustained income growth, so it is a very beneficial thing.On March 19th, Ameriprise Financials Chief Market Strategist, Anthony Saglimbene, stated that the Federal Reserves policy statement and interest rate decision were in line with expectations, while the summary of economic projections and statement were slightly dovish. He noted that, as he understood it, these economic projections were slightly dovish—although both PCE and core PCE forecasts had risen, the statement still indicated that the economy was in good shape, job growth was moderate, and the unemployment rate was stable.
