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Harriet Clarfelt

US capital markets correspondent

Harriet Clarfelt is a capital markets correspondent for the Financial Times in New York, where she covers corporate debt. She previously held the role of deputy markets news editor in London. Harriet joined the FT from Investors' Chronicle, where she was news editor and a companies reporter. Before becoming a journalist, Harriet worked for an asset management firm. She graduated from Oxford University.
Email Harriet Clarfelt @HClarfelt  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2024
    US Dollar
    US dollar trades in the doldrums as rates and data weigh on outlook

    Appreciation of other major currencies such as Japanese yen has put downward pressure on the greenback

    US dollar notes
  • Sunday, 15 September, 2024
    Global Economy
    Is the Bank of England ready to cut interest rates?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    The Bank of England
  • Friday, 13 September, 2024
    US interest rates
    Investors raise bets on bumper half-point Fed rate cut

    US central bank set to reduce borrowing costs for first time in more than four years at next week’s meeting

    A jogger runs past the US Federal Reserve
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    US inflation
    US inflation falls to 2.5% in August

    Data sets stage for Federal Reserve to cut interest rates at its meeting next week

    CPI chart
  • Sunday, 8 September, 2024
    Global Economy
    Is the ECB about to cut interest rates?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    A shopping trolley in a supermarket in Nice, France
  • Sunday, 8 September, 2024
    Corporate bonds
    Companies issue record level of US debt to avoid market turbulence and election risk

    Flurry of investment-grade bond deals as investors prepare for a potentially volatile autumn

    A man gets into an Uber rental car
  • Friday, 6 September, 2024
    US economy
    Top Fed officials leave door open for large interest rate cuts if data worsens

    Comments from policymakers follow report showing US economy added fewer jobs than expected

  • Thursday, 5 September, 2024
    US interest rates
    Shift in US bond yields leaves investors guessing about economic outlook

    Yield on two-year Treasury falls below 10-year counterpart as inversion in closely watched indicator ends

    A partial view of the US Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC
  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    US employment
    US job openings fall to lowest level since 2021

    Data underlines how demand for workers is slowing as Federal Reserve plans next move on interest rates this month

    A ‘Join Our Team’ sign at a Chipotle restaurant in San Francisco, US
  • Wednesday, 21 August, 2024
    US interest rates
    Most US Fed officials signalled readiness to cut rates in September

    July meeting minutes show ‘vast majority’ of policymakers thought move to lower borrowing costs was ‘appropriate’

    Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell
  • Wednesday, 21 August, 2024
    US interest rates
    Nearly $90bn pours into US money market funds ahead of expected rate cuts

    Institutional investors look to lock in higher yields as market prepares for Fed to lower borrowing costs

    The Federal Reserve building
  • Sunday, 18 August, 2024
    Global Economy
    What clues will Jackson Hole provide about the timing of US rate cuts?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde, left, Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda, centre, and US Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell, right, at last year’s Jackson Hole meeting
  • Thursday, 15 August, 2024
    US economy
    US stocks rally as strong retail sales raise hopes of ‘soft landing’

    Investors have worried that lacklustre consumer results and a weakening labour market signalled a slowdown

    A family shops at a Walmart store in Austin, Texas
  • Wednesday, 14 August, 2024
    US inflation
    US inflation falls to 2.9% in July

    First drop below 3% since 2021 comes as Federal Reserve considers cutting interest rates in September

  • Tuesday, 13 August, 2024
    Corporate bonds
    Investors return to bonds as recession fears stalk markets

    More than $66bn has poured into fixed-income funds since start of July

    The US Treasury Building in Washington
  • Saturday, 10 August, 2024
    Leveraged loans
    US junk loan funds suffer biggest outflows in 4 years

    Investors withdrew $2.5bn during market plunge on fears of economic slowdown and lower coupons if interest rates fall

    A Now Hiring sign outside McDonald’s restaurant
  • Friday, 9 August, 2024
    Markets
    US stocks end rollercoaster week back where they started

    Global equities claw back bulk of losses from Monday’s sharp sell-off but mood remains cautious

    A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
  • Tuesday, 6 August, 2024
    Markets volatility
    Investors brace for ‘regime shift’ as market volatility returns

    Surge in ‘fear gauge’ could herald tougher time for capital markets activity

    Traders work in the S&P options pit at the Cboe Global Markets exchange in Chicago, US
  • Monday, 5 August, 2024
    Markets volatility
    US stocks finish sharply lower to close out global market rout

    S&P 500 finishes trading day down 3% after Japanese market suffers biggest drop since 1987

    Pedestrians walk in front of monitors displaying the Nikkei 225 stock average figure outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan
  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
    UnhedgedUS Treasury bonds
    It’s time to revisit our financial condition assumptions Premium content

    At an index level things look very loose, but under the surface it’s more of a ‘mixed bag’

    A montage of buildings on Wall Street, including the exterior of the New York Stock Exchange
  • Wednesday, 17 July, 2024
    Semiconductors
    Chip stocks tumble as Trump comments rattle investors

    Markets also fret over report that US is looking to impose tougher semiconductor trade restrictions on China

    A smartphone chip with the TSMC logo
  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    High yield bonds
    Investors shun riskier junk bonds as bankruptcy filings jump

    Gap between borrowing costs of most and least risky debt widens as traders fret over impact of high US interest rates

    A Fisker Ocean electric SUV
  • Tuesday, 2 July, 2024
    News in-depthIPOs
    Bankers wary despite jump in US corporate fundraising

    First-half activity boosted by companies bringing forward deals to avoid pre-election market volatility

    The New York Stock Exchange
  • Friday, 28 June, 2024
    US inflation
    Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation metric edges down to 2.6%

    Markets continue to bet on prospect of interest rate cuts from US central bank by end of 2024

    A woman leaves a California supermarket
  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2024
    Leveraged loans
    Companies slash borrowing costs on $400bn of US junk loans

    Borrowers benefit from equivalent of two Fed rate cuts as demand for debt booms

    A US flag flies outside Citrix Systems’ headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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