Price increases cooled, capping months of declines. The details held hints of hope.
Category: Interest Rates
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The Coin, the Constitution, Premium Bonds: The Debt Limit Workarounds
As Congress hurtles toward a debt limit showdown, ways to work around it are garnering attention.
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Financial Stability Experts at the Fed Turn a Wary Eye on Commercial Real Estate
A financial stability report from the Federal Reserve flagged concerns tied to rising interest rates, including in commercial real estate.
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The Week in Business: The 10th Straight Rate Increase
First Republic collapses, and some smaller banks are now facing pressure from investors. Job growth last month was stronger than expected. And debt ceiling talks are set.
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Wages Grow Steadily, Defying Fed’s Hopes as it Fights Inflation
Pay gains picked up last month, the opposite of what Federal Reserve officials are hoping for as they try to cool inflation.
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Wages Climb Rapidly, Defying Fed’s Hopes as it Fights Inflation
Pay gains picked up last month, the opposite of what Federal Reserve officials are hoping for as they try to cool inflation.
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U.S. employers added 253,000 jobs in April.
The unemployment rate fell to 3.4 percent as the labor market showed enduring strength.
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Powell Bets the Fed Can Slow Inflation Despite Recession Fears
Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, thinks his central bank can defy history to clinch slower inflation and a soft economic landing.
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European Central Bank Raises Rates Again, but Only a Quarter Point
The bank said “underlying price pressures remain strong” in the eurozone, where the annual inflation rate reached 7 percent last month.
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What Fed Rate Increases Mean for Mortgages, Credit Cards and More
Savers will benefit and borrowers can expect to pay more on credit cards, student loans and other forms of debt.
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What to Watch at the Fed’s May Meeting
Federal Reserve officials will release a rate decision at 2 p.m. The key question is what will come next.
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Fed Will Decide Next Rate Move After Bank Jitters
The Federal Reserve will release a policy decision on Wednesday on the heels of another bank collapse.