Interest Rates – Page 175

Why the Federal Reserve Won’t Commit

Facing huge economic uncertainty, the Fed is keeping its options open. Jerome H. Powell, its chair, will most likely continue that approach on Tuesday.

By Jeanna Smialek

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How to Keep Revenge Spending From Ruining Your Retirement

Once the worst of the pandemic passed, some of us turned from being savers to spenders — setting ourselves up for potential disaster.

By Juli Fraga

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What Layoffs? Many Employers Are Eager to Hang On to Workers.

Despite interest rate increases meant to cool the labor market, companies outside the tech industry worry about having too few workers, not too many.

By Sydney Ember and Ben Casselman

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Stocks Sink for Third Straight Week

A turn in the market has eroded the sharp rally at the start of the year, as investors have fretted about recent signals suggesting a resurgence in inflation.

By Joe Rennison