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Reuters Morning Bid · July 30 · 8 min

The Fed's family fight

The Fed held interest rates steady, but three officials broke ranks and voted for a hike, delivering the "family fight" Chair Kevin Warsh said he wanted. Meanwhile, oil prices climbed after fresh U.S. strikes on Iranian targets. And Big Tech earnings split investors, with Meta and Qualcomm disappointing while Microsoft impressed. Today’s recommended read:⁠⁠⁠ The world's $1.8 quadrillion balance sheet has a simmering problem by Mike Dolan Subscribe to Mike Dolan's Morning Bid⁠⁠⁠⁠ newsletter,⁠⁠⁠ and check out his columns on⁠⁠⁠⁠ Reuters Open Interest⁠⁠⁠⁠. Read more from ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amanda Cooper⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anna Szymanski⁠⁠⁠⁠. Produced by Eliza Davis Beard and Abisoye Osundairo. Sound engineering and music by Sebastian and Josh Sommer. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Fed held interest rates steady, but three officials broke ranks and voted for a hike, delivering the "family fight" Chair Kevin Warsh said he wanted. Meanwhile, oil prices climbed after fresh U.S. strikes on Iranian targets. And Big Tech earnings split investors, with Meta and Qualcomm disappointing while Microsoft impressed.

Today’s recommended read:⁠⁠⁠ The world's $1.8 quadrillion balance sheet has a simmering problem by Mike Dolan

Subscribe to Mike Dolan's Morning Bid⁠⁠⁠⁠ newsletter,⁠⁠⁠ and check out his columns on⁠⁠⁠⁠ Reuters Open Interest⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Read more from ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amanda Cooper⁠⁠⁠⁠ and⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anna Szymanski⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Produced by Eliza Davis Beard and Abisoye Osundairo.

Sound engineering and music by Sebastian and Josh Sommer.

Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices.

You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt out of targeted advertising.



Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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