Federal Reserve officials are happy when the labor market looks strong, but they are trying to cool the economy down to fully wrangle inflation.
Category: Interest Rates
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Stocks and Bonds Have Taken Losses. Invest in Them Anyway.
Most people have lost money in the markets over the last several months, but people who have held on have prospered, our columnist says.
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Rates Are Jumping on Wall Street. What Will It Do to Housing and the Economy?
A run-up in longer-term interest rates could help the Federal Reserve get the economic cool-down it wants — but it also risks a bumpy landing.
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Why Are Investors So Jittery?
There’s unease on Wall Street, especially in the market for government bonds. The September jobs report could be pivotal.
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Why the Jobs Report Might be Pivotal for a Jittery Stock Market
There’s unease on Wall Street, especially in the market for government bonds. The September jobs report could be pivotal.
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Despite the economy’s resilience, the outlook is hard to gauge.
With chaos lurking in Washington, interest rates surging and student loan payments resuming, the recovery faces new challenges.
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Higher Rates Stoke a Growing Chorus of Deficit Concerns
A long period of higher interest rates would make the government’s large debt pile costly, a possibility that is fueling a conversation about debt sustainability.
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Inflation Measure Favored by the Fed Cooled in August
The Personal Consumption Expenditures Index climbed more slowly, after cutting out food and fuel prices for a sense of the underlying trend.
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Why High Interest Rates and Energy Prices Are Stressing the Economy
Treasury rates and oil and gasoline prices have been increasing, putting the Fed in a difficult spot, our columnist says.
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Eurozone Inflation Rate Drops to 4.3 Percent
Prices rose at the slowest rate since before the Ukraine war, as inflation in fuel and food eased.
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Gen Z Is Poised to Spend More on Debt Than Others. It Could Derail Retirement.
Young adults are struggling to keep up their credit scores and paying an increasing amount of disposable income servicing their debts.