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Bank of America Options Spot-On: On April 25th, 185.38K Contracts Were Traded, With 2.99 Million Open Interest
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Analysis: What harm is there in being a "slowpoke"? Powell has his own calculations in mind.
In order to ensure that the price increases caused by tariffs do not spread to the entire economy, Powell was mocked by Trump as "Mr. Slowpoke". However, for this chairman of the Federal Reserve, being slow is better than making mistakes. Just a few months ago, Powell was guiding his colleagues and the economy towards a so-called "soft landing." However, the extensive tariffs introduced by Trump disrupted this outlook, and the market expects that US economic growth will slow down this year while inflation will rise. This prompted Federal Reserve officials to adjust their strategy, on one hand, maintaining stable interest rates to suppress inflation, while also preparing to lower interest rates when necessary to prevent a collapse in the labor market.
USA bond market: Government bonds rose across the board, boosted by trade tensions and the prospect of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
US Treasury bonds rose in the afternoon on Friday, marking the second consecutive week of gains, nearly recovering losses from earlier this month, with signs indicating that the Trump administration is taking steps to ease trade tensions. By shortly after 3 PM New York time, US Treasury yields fell across the board by as much as 5 basis points, settling near the day's lows. While US Treasury bonds rose this week, the dollar and US stocks also rebounded, as the 'Sell USA' sentiment that dominated Wall Street following Trump's announcement of 'reciprocal tariffs' on April 2 began to wane. The US government has suspended certain tariffs and hinted at a possible easing. Some investors remain cautious about chasing longer-term US Treasury bonds. The 30-year US Treasury bond.
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