The Federal Reserve will decide whether and by how much to raise interest rates this week at a moment when its path ahead is newly fraught.
Category: Federal Open Market Committee
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The Uneasy Dance Between the Markets and the Fed
Exuberance in financial markets is likely to only strengthen the Federal Reserve’s resolve and shake up those very markets, our columnist says.
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Fed Officials Fretted That Markets Would Misread Rate Slowdown
Central bankers remained committed to wrestling inflation lower, and wanted to make sure investors understood that message, minutes from its December meeting showed.
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Stocks Drop as Economic Worries Weigh on Sentiment
After turmoil in China set a negative tone, a Fed governor suggested the market was underestimating the chance that the central bank would have to keep raising rates.