Tag: Interest Rates

Fed Signals Rate Increase in March, Citing Inflation and Strong Job Market

Federal Reserve officials signaled on Wednesday that they were on track to…

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Why Critics Fear the Fed’s Policy Shift May Prove Late and Abrupt

That caused the Fed to change course late last year — and…

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I.M.F. Forecasts U.S. and China Slowdowns Will Hold Back Growth

The pandemic has changed the way people in many parts of the…

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S&P 500 Rallies After Touching Correction Territory, Erasing Day’s Losses

So a slide in prices that removes some of that excess was…

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Stock Markets Off to Worst Start Since 2016 as Fed Fights Inflation

After falling for a fourth day in a row on Friday, the…

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Fed Officials Discussed Raising Rates Sooner and Faster, Minutes Show

The minutes showed that both considerations weighed on policymakers’ minds as they…

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Democrats Blast Corporate Profits as Inflation Surges

Inflation remains rapid as the economy enters 2022, and Democrats have begun…

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Fed’s Moves in 2022 Could End the Stock Market’s Pandemic Run

For two years, the stock market has been largely able to ignore…

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Lingering Virus, Lasting Inflation: A Fed Official Explains Her Pivot

SAN FRANCISCO — Mary C. Daly was in line behind a woman…

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