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Workers Expect Fast Inflation Next Year. Could That Make It a Reality?

The Federal Reserve chair is eyeing near-term inflation expectations, which might shape wages — and help keep prices rising rapidly.

By Jeanna Smialek

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Mortgage Rates Too High? (Blame the Fed, Wall Street and Your Neighbor.)

Lenders use several bits of data to set mortgage rates, including trading moves by investors. Without market volatility, the rate could be under 7 percent.

By Joe Rennison and Tara Siegel Bernard

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Fed Ushers In Fourth Jumbo Increase in Interest Rates to Fight Inflation

The Federal Reserve has now raised interest rates six times this year as it tries to quash the fastest inflation in decades.

By Jeanna Smialek

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Stocks Drop As Fed Leaves Investors Uncertain About Rates

The Fed chair said the central bank “still has a ways to go” before it will be finished raising interest rates, and that they may go higher than previously anticipated.

By Joe Rennison