Category: Interest Rates

Fed Officials Were Wary About Slow Inflation Progress at June Meeting

Federal Reserve officials are debating how high to raise interest rates to fully wrangle inflation. The debate was in focus at their meeting last month.
Fed Officials Were Wary About Slow Inflation Progress at June Meeting

Federal Reserve officials are debating how high to raise interest rates to fully wrangle inflation. The debate was in focus at their meeting last month.
Fed Officials Were Wary About Slow Inflation Progress at June Meeting

Federal Reserve officials are debating how high to raise interest rates to fully wrangle inflation. The debate was in focus at their June meeting.
G.M.’s Sales Jumped 19% in the Second Quarter

The biggest U.S. automaker sold more trucks and sport-utility vehicles as supply chain problems eased and demand remained strong.
How Inflation and Interest Rates Vary Around the World

Prices are still rising too fast for comfort in many major economies, and policymakers across the globe are trying to wrestle them under control.
At the Front Lines of the Inflation Fight, Uncertainty Reigns

Central bankers and economists gathered this week and, amid concerns about persistent inflation, wondered about all the things they still don’t know.
Key Inflation Gauge Cooled in May, Welcome News for Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve is monitoring “core” price increases for a hint at how inflation will develop. They slowed slightly in May.
Libor Is Coming to an End

It has been an arduous process to get the financial system to stop relying on the tarnished interest-rate benchmark.
Europe’s Inflation Issue Moves Into a New Phase: From Profits to Wages

The European Central Bank expects to bring down inflation, with a big caveat: Companies need to let profits fall as they pay for higher wages.
GDP Revision Shows Bigger US Economic Growth in Q1

Government data showed that G.D.P. rose at a 2 percent rate in the first quarter, better than initially reported.
Fed Chair Says He Expects Slower Rate Increases to Continue

After rapid interest rate increases, Federal Reserve officials could move to a steadily slower pace — though they aren’t ready to commit.
Top Central Bankers Expect More Rate Increases Amid Stubborn Inflation

The heads of the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of England said that while inflation was moderating somewhat there was still more work to be done.