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BofA CEO expects Fed to hold on rates, urges simpler regulation

Bank of America expects the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady this year and into next year, CEO Brian Moynihan said on Tuesday. "It takes multiple years to squeeze inflation out," and the Fed's efforts to tame inflation will most likely last until 2026, Moynihan told a conference in Washington. Fed policymakers have kept rates unchanged as they seek to move inflation toward a 2% target.

3 Industrials Stocks in the Doghouse

Even if they go mostly unnoticed, industrial businesses are the backbone of our country. But they are at the whim of volatile macroeconomic factors that influence capital spending (like interest rates), and the market seems convinced that demand will slow. Due to this bearish outlook, the industry has tumbled by 2.5% over the past six months. This drawdown was discouraging since the S&P 500 returned 5.6%.