Joining us today is Mark Xandy, chief economist over at Moody's, and Jim Pollson, former chief investment strategist at Luthold Group and author of Pollson Perspectives. A great read as always on Substack. Morning, guys. >> Morning. >> Good morning.>> Uh Mark, I know you said you wouldn't take a lot of solace in this week's jobs number, but can you take solace in CPI. >> Uh yeah, I mean inflation is still on the high side. I mean uh you know Carl as you know the inflation numbers are biased lower because of ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expects President Donald Trump’s nominee for Federal Reserve chair to get a hearing, despite a disagreement with a Republican senator https://t.co/IpfindfKT1 ...

The Federal Reserve signals it plans to abandon some of its previously issued orders to improve operations. https://t.co/euqDWgDCmQ ...

An early rally lost steam after a strong payrolls report. Plus, the Fed looks smart. ...

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A blow-out job report is always good news for the American people, but it sets up a volatile year for Trump's pick to lead the Fed, @jonathanjlevin says (via @opinion) https://t.co/YEBW40chqf ...

The Federal Reserve has signaled to lenders it plans to abandon some of the confidential warnings it previously sent them to improve operations https://t.co/hECgonF2z0 ...

Gold opened modestly higher after weak retail sales in the US supported the case for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates https://t.co/4DvD0hLnXm ...

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Some of Kevin Warsh’s criticisms of the Federal Reserve are sensible. But others are questionable https://t.co/Ky3KRn1ryd ...