Tag: Interest Rates

U.S. Economy Added 372,000 Jobs in June, Defying Slowdown Fears

The U.S. economy powered through June with broad-based hiring on par with…

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Strong Wage and Jobs Growth Keeps Fed on Track for Big Rate Increase

A surprisingly robust June employment report reinforced that America’s labor market remains…

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Fed Moves Toward Another Big Rate Increase as Inflation Lingers

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve, determined to choke off rapid inflation before…

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At June Meeting, Fed Officials Worried Inflation Would Become Entrenched

Federal Reserve officials made their biggest interest rate increase since 1994 at…

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Highest Mortgage Rates Since 2008 Housing Crisis Cool Sales

For the past two years, anyone who had a home to sell…

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Fed Confronts a ‘New World’ of Inflation

Federal Reserve officials are questioning whether their longstanding assumptions about inflation still…

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What the Fed’s Rate Hike Means for Credit Cards and Student Loans

The Fed’s decision to raise its key interest rate by three-quarters of…

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The Fed Raises Interest Rates by 0.75 Percentage Points to Tackle Inflation

The Federal Reserve took its most aggressive step yet to try to…

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Fed Set to Lift Rates as ‘Soft-ish Landing’ Becomes a Harder Sell

Federal Reserve officials are meeting this week with one major goal in…

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