Tag: Interest Rates

After a Burst of New Businesses, a Cooling Economy Intrudes

An unexpected result of the pandemic era has been a surge in…

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Why Hitting the Debt Ceiling Would Be Very Bad for the U.S. Economy

WASHINGTON — Washington and Wall Street are bracing for a revival of…

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Inflation slowed last month thanks to cheaper fuel and airfares.

Jan. 10 Jan. 11 Jan. 12 3,880 3,900 3,920 3,940 3,960 3,980…

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Fed President Backs Slowdown as Support Mounts for Smaller Rate Move

Susan M. Collins, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston,…

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Good News on Jobs May Mean Bad News Later as Hiring Spree Defies Fed

America’s job market is remarkably strong, a report on Friday made clear,…

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A Fed Pivot? Not Yet, Policymakers Suggest, as Rapid Inflation Lingers.

Federal Reserve officials on Tuesday made clear that they expected to continue…

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Fed’s Kashkari says officials are ‘a long way’ from backing off inflation fight.

Neel Kashkari, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, suggested…

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Pay growth and prices picked up, keeping the Fed on track for rate increases.

Wages, prices and consumer spending all continued to climb, the latest government…

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U.S. Economy Shows Another Decline, Fanning Recession Fears

A key measure of economic output fell for the second straight quarter,…

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