Federal Reserve officials, including Lisa Cook, a board member, are wrestling with how to think about price increases after 18 months of rapid change.
Category: Interest Rates
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Markets Rise as Investors Like the Look of Hiring and Wage Trends
Traders are betting that a slowdown in job growth and wage gains could reduce the pressure on prices and make the Federal Reserve less aggressive in raising interest rates.
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Eurozone Inflation Eases on Lower Energy Prices
The rate of price increases in countries using the euro slowed to 9.2 percent in December, down from 10.1 percent a month earlier.
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Fed Officials Fretted That Markets Would Misread Rate Slowdown
Central bankers remained committed to wrestling inflation lower, and wanted to make sure investors understood that message, minutes from its December meeting showed.
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Fed Official Compares Inflation to Uber Surge Pricing
Neel Kashkari, the president of the Minneapolis Fed, kicked off 2023 monetary policy debates with a call for better understanding of what causes inflation.
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Auto Sales Likely Fell in 2022 Because of Supply Chain Chaos
Automakers have been hampered by the supply of semiconductors and higher interest rates.
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S&P 500 Rises in First Session of 2023
Analysts are more cautious about 2023 after their overly optimistic forecasts for last year.
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Why Japan’s Sudden Shift on Bond Purchases Dealt a Global Jolt
The world has relied on ultralow interest rates in Japan. What will happen if they rise?
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Low-Down-Payment Mortgages: Your 2023 Guide
Facing high interest rates and home prices, some buyers have only a small down payment to offer. But they still have plenty of options.
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The Year the Long Stock Market Rally Ended
How fast inflation and high interest rates upended markets across the globe.
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The Year the Long Stock Market Rally Ended
How fast inflation and high interest rates upended markets across the globe.