Interest Rates – Page 137

U.S. Economy’s Staying Power Poses Big Questions for the Fed

The Federal Reserve has been trying to slow growth without tanking it. Now, officials must ask if inflation can cool amid signs of resilience.

By Jeanna Smialek

The government has avoided default, but the effects of the debt-ceiling brinkmanship may still ripple across the economy.

By Alan Rappeport and Joe Rennison

The lira plunged 7 percent against the U.S. dollar, as a newly appointed finance minister promising “rational” economic policy takes charge.

By Patricia Cohen

Desperate to improve their ratings, Americans now spend billions on “credit repair” — but the industry often can’t deliver on its promises.

By Mya Frazier