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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Private-Credit Wobbles Could Prove Perilous for Trump
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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.
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
Oil prices are soaring, threatening a wider problem with inflation, but the president has insisted that borrowing costs must be lowered.