Price increases cooled, capping months of declines. The details held hints of hope.
Category: Federal Reserve System
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Regulators Raise the Alarm on a Potential Market Risk
Turmoil in the banking sector could have a knock-on effect on clearinghouses, the intermediaries between buyers and sellers in financial markets.
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Financial Stability Experts at the Fed Turn a Wary Eye on Commercial Real Estate
A financial stability report from the Federal Reserve flagged concerns tied to rising interest rates, including in commercial real estate.
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The Week in Business: The 10th Straight Rate Increase
First Republic collapses, and some smaller banks are now facing pressure from investors. Job growth last month was stronger than expected. And debt ceiling talks are set.
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Bank Stocks Bounce as Investors Rethink Economic Outlook
PacWest and Western Alliance, the banks at the center of the latest phase of the crisis, recouped a chunk of earlier losses, as robust economic data also heartened investors.
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Wages Grow Steadily, Defying Fed’s Hopes as it Fights Inflation
Pay gains picked up last month, the opposite of what Federal Reserve officials are hoping for as they try to cool inflation.
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Wages Climb Rapidly, Defying Fed’s Hopes as it Fights Inflation
Pay gains picked up last month, the opposite of what Federal Reserve officials are hoping for as they try to cool inflation.
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U.S. employers added 253,000 jobs in April.
The unemployment rate fell to 3.4 percent as the labor market showed enduring strength.
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Powell Bets the Fed Can Slow Inflation Despite Recession Fears
Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, thinks his central bank can defy history to clinch slower inflation and a soft economic landing.
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What Fed Rate Increases Mean for Mortgages, Credit Cards and More
Savers will benefit and borrowers can expect to pay more on credit cards, student loans and other forms of debt.
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Markets Expect Fed to Raise Rates Despite Bank Turmoil
A ‘shock pause’ by the central bank would spook an already jittery market, one analyst said, even as shares in regional lenders fall.