Job growth slowed last month, but remained strong. Elon Musk cleaned house. And the economy will be a big issue in the midterms.
Category: Federal Reserve System
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Fed Frets About Shadow Banks and Eyes Treasury Liquidity in New Report
The Federal Reserve is watching the government bond market and investment funds as rate increases ricochet through finance.
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U.S. Added 261,000 Jobs in Strong Showing
Job growth is slowing but remains stronger than comfortable for the Federal Reserve, which is trying to tame high inflation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Investors Await the Fed’s Next Move
Markets expect another big interest rate increase on Wednesday. But investors are also anxious about the central bank’s coming moves.
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Fed Faces Tough Decisions as Inflation Lingers and Economic Risks Loom
The central bank is expected to raise rates three-quarters of a point today, but what it says about its next steps will be even more important.
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How the Treasury Market Predicts and Influence Interest Rates
The market for U.S. government bonds, called the Treasury market, offers predictions on the path for interest rates and the economy.