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Fed Officials Hint That Rate Increases Are Over, and Investors Celebrate

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Fed Officials Hint That Rate Increases Are Over, and Investors Celebrate

Stocks and bonds were buoyed after even inflation-focused Federal Reserve officials suggested that rates may stay steady.

By Jeanna Smialek and Joe Rennison

Fed Officials Thought Rates Could Rise More if Inflation Stayed Stubborn

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Fed Officials Thought Rates Could Rise More if Inflation Stayed Stubborn

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s early November meeting suggested another rate increase remained possible, but officials were in no hurry.

By Jeanna Smialek

Fed Officials Thought Rates Could Rise More if Inflation Stayed Stubborn

Federal Reserve System Government Bonds Inflation (Economics) Interest Rates Labor and Jobs Powell, Jerome H Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)

Fed Officials Thought Rates Could Rise More if Inflation Stayed Stubborn

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s early November meeting suggested another rate increase remained possible, but officials were in no hurry.

By Jeanna Smialek

A 30-Year Trap: The Problem With America’s Weird Mortgages

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A 30-Year Trap: The Problem With America’s Weird Mortgages

One big reason the U.S. housing market is broken: Owners don’t want to give up their cushy old loans.

By Ben Casselman