Interest Rates – Page 184

Fed Rate Increases Have ‘A Ways to Go,’ Top Official Says

John C. Williams, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said central bankers must “keep moving” in their inflation fight.

By Jeanna Smialek

Lael Brainard, the vice chair of the Federal Reserve, emphasized that non-wage causes have driven inflation in a sweeping speech.

By Jeanna Smialek

Declines in overall inflation rates may bring comfort to consumers, but central bankers are still wary of drivers of persistently high prices.

By Eshe Nelson

The pandemic has brought a boom in entrepreneurship, but higher interest rates, a chill in venture capital and fears of recession now pose obstacles.

By Sydney Ember