Robust job growth in March suggests that the labor market remains relatively healthy, allowing officials at the central bank to focus on fighting inflation.
Category: Federal Reserve System
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Strong Jobs Numbers Make the Fed’s Job Easier
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Private-Credit Wobbles Could Prove Perilous for Trump
The New York Times – Business:The Trump administration is poised to broaden access to risky investments that are showing signs of strain.
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Fed Official Urges Caution on Rate Cuts as Iran War Drags On
The New York Times – Business:Christopher J. Waller, a Federal Reserve governor, said he would support rate cuts later this year if the labor market continued to weaken.
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Banking Regulators Prepare to Loosen Post-Crisis Capital Rules
The New York Times – Business:The changes, long sought by bank lobbyists, will reduce the capital banks must hold in reserve to mitigate risks.
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Iran War Narrows Fed’s Path to a Rate Cut
The New York Times – Business:Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, wants to keep the central bank’s policy options open as officials stare down another economic shock that threatens to stoke inflation and crimp growth.
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Central Banks Brace for Inflation as Energy Prices Surge
The New York Times – Business:Traders now expect Europe’s central bankers to raise rates this year to address a sharp increase in inflation because of higher energy prices.
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Central Banks Brace for Inflation as Energy Prices Surge
The New York Times – Business:Traders now expect Europe’s central bankers to raise rates this year to address a sharp increase in inflation because of higher energy prices.
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The Markets Contend with Powell’s Long Goodbye at the Fed
The New York Times – Business:The chair of the Federal Reserve said that he might not leave the central bank any time soon, setting up a potential clash with President Trump.
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The Best We Should Hope For From the Fed: Nothing
The New York Times – Business:A rate cut in the next few months could signal major problems in the economy.
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The Best We Should Hope For From the Fed: Nothing
The New York Times – Business:A rate cut in the next few months could signal major problems in the economy.
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Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady as Iran war upends the economic outlook.
The New York Times – Business:Most officials at the U.S. central bank still expect at least one quarter-point cut to interest rates this year.
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Trump Renews Demand for Rate Cuts as Fed Grapples With War in Iran
The New York Times – Business:Oil prices are soaring, threatening a wider problem with inflation, but the president has insisted that borrowing costs must be lowered.