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Bond market yields surge amid Hormuz closure and rising oil-driven inflation, putting pressure on new Fed chair Warsh to reconsider a planned rate-cut mandate.
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Bond market yields surge as Fed chair Warsh faces inflation fears this week in U.S. after Strait of Hormuz closure lifted oil prices and cut reserves.
A Fed colleague on Wednesday signaled the possibility of rate increases. The government released two worse-than-expected inflation reports this week driven by rising oil prices.
Global reserves that have cushioned the economic impact of the Iran war so far are beginning to dwindle. And there's little sign of an imminent end to the oil shock as the U.S. and Iran remain locked in a stalemate while Tehran asserts a firmer claim to a new definition of the strait.
Markets closed the week with yields spiking as investors price sustained inflation risk tied to oil supply disruption. Warsh began his Fed chairmanship this week with a Trump mandate to cut rates but now faces the prospect of moving in the opposite direction. Analysts warn the shift could force Warsh away from his White House mandate to cut rates.
