How Rising Mortgage Rates Are Affecting the Housing Market
This makes it a good time to be a seller — assuming…
Inflation Hits Fastest Pace Since 1981, at 8.5% Through March
Inflation hit 8.5 percent in the United States last month, the fastest…
Stocks and Bonds Are Giving Investors Whiplash
Bond funds lost 4.2 percent, on average, with long-term funds recording double-digit…
The US Economy Is Booming. Why Are Economists Worrying About a Recession?
Economists, however, are notoriously terrible at predicting recessions. So it makes sense…
Unemployment Nears Prepandemic Level
Federal Reserve officials are tasked with fostering “full employment,” and while it…
Bond Market Unsettled by Inflation Worries
At one point this month, for instance, the S&P 500 had fallen…
The Fed Bets on a ‘Soft Landing,’ but Recession Risk Looms
Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, emphasized this week that the…
Stocks notch their best week since November 2020.
Oil prices slid and the Federal Reserve offered investors clarity on its…
Federal Reserve Walks a Tightrope Between Inflation and Recession
In an interview, James D. Hamilton, professor of economics at the University…
