Fed Set to Impose Another Big Rate Hike to Fight Inflation
Conflicting signs about the health of the U.S. economy have thrust the Federal Reserve into a difficult spot as its interest rate-setting committee begins its latest meeting.
Surging Gas Prices Drove US Inflation to 40-Year High
Surging prices for gas, food and rent catapulted U.S. inflation to a new four-decade peak in June, further pressuring households and likely sealing the case for another large interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, with higher borrowing costs to follow.
Fed: Sharply Higher Rates May Be Needed to Quell Inflation
Federal Reserve officials were concerned at their meeting last month that consumers were increasingly anticipating higher inflation, and they signaled that much higher interest rates could be needed to restrain it.
Powell: ‘No Guarantee’ Fed Can Tame Inflation, Spare Jobs
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there’s “no guarantee″ that the central bank can tame runaway inflation without hurting the job market.
Powell: Fed Aims to Avoid Recession But Says it’s Possible
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sought Wednesday to reassure the public that the Fed will raise interest rates high and fast enough to quell inflation, without tightening credit so much as to throttle the economy and cause a recession.
Fed’s Aggressive Rate Hikes Raise Likelihood of a Recession
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has pledged to do whatever it takes to curb inflation, now raging at a four-decade high and defying the Fed’s efforts so far to tame it.
Hot Inflation Dims Likelihood Fed Can Achieve ‘Soft Landing’
For months, Chair Jerome Powell has held out hope that the Federal Reserve will be able to raise interest rates high enough to throttle rampant inflation without tipping the economy into recession.
Hiring Might Have Slipped Last Month to a Still-Strong Level
After months of robust hiring, U.S. employers might have pulled back slightly in May, to levels that would still be consistent with a healthy job market, despite high inflation and rising borrowing costs.
Biden Plots Inflation Fight With Fed Chair as Nation Worries
Focused on relentlessly rising prices, President Joe Biden plotted an inflation-fighting strategy Tuesday with the chairman of the Federal Reserve, with the fate of the economy and his own political prospects increasingly dependent on the actions of the government’s central bank.
Biden Says Inflation Is ‘Top Priority’ Before Meeting Fed Chair
President Joe Biden is set to meet with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as soaring inflation takes a bite out of Americans’ pocketbooks.
Fed Officials Signal Rates May Head to ‘Restrictive’ Levels
Federal Reserve officials agreed when they met earlier this month that they may have to raise interest rates to levels that would weaken the economy as part of their drive to curb inflation, which is near a four-decade high.
Biden’s Burdens Grow: Sagging Global Economy Adds to US Woes
As President Joe Biden embarks for Asia on Thursday, he’s facing a new risk at home for the economy and his Democratic Party: a global slowdown caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the pandemic shutting down Chinese cities and factories.
Powell: Fed to Keep Hiking Rates Until it Controls Inflation
Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday underscored the Federal Reserve’s determination to keep raising interest rates until there is clear evidence inflation is steadily falling.
Powell: ‘Soft’ Economic Landing May Be Out of Fed’s Control
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, fresh off winning Senate confirmation for a second term earlier in the day, acknowledged for the first time Thursday that high inflation and economic weakness overseas could thwart his efforts to avoid causing a recession.
World Shares Slip Ahead of Fed Interest Rate Decision
World shares were mostly lower on Wednesday as investors waited for a decision by the Federal Reserve on interest rates.
Fed Expected to Make Big Rate Hike, But Is It Too Late?
The Federal Reserve is poised this week to accelerate its most drastic steps in three decades to attack inflation by making it costlier to borrow – for a car, a home, a business deal, a credit card purchase – all of which will compound Americans’ financial strains and likely weaken the economy.
US Economy Shrank by 1.4 Percent in Q1 But Consumers Kept Spending
The U.S. economy shrank last quarter for the first time since the pandemic recession struck two years ago, contracting at a 1.4 percent annual rate, but consumers and businesses kept spending in a sign of underlying resilience.
Powell Reinforces Expectations of Sharp Rate Hike Next Month
The Federal Reserve must move faster than it has in the past to rein in high inflation, Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday, signaling that sharp interest rate increases are likely in the coming months, beginning at the Fed’s next policy meeting in May.
Federal Reserve’s Rate Hikes Threaten Its Goal of Narrowing Racial Gaps
America’s hiring boom of the past year has narrowed racial disparities in unemployment. Yet the Federal Reserve’s ongoing interest rate hikes – shaping up to be the steepest in 15 years – threaten to reverse that progress.
Fed Set to Cut Rates for First Time in Decade. Is it a Risk?
The Fed has signaled its decision that a rate cut now – and possibly one or more additional cuts to follow – could help inoculate the economy against a potential downturn. The idea is that lowering its key short-term rate, which can affect consumer and business loans, could encourage borrowing and spending and energize the economy.
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