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Fed's Global Detractors Grumble as Central Bankers Debate Rate Cuts
Fed presidents say a rate cut might happen this September, or maybe not. At the IMF meeting, other finance chiefs try to keep up with the shifting sands of U.S. monetary policy.
Rate-cut expectations give way to questions about a Fed hike — and how much higher interest rates should go
Portfolio managers, economists, and Federal Reserve policy makers are all asking the same question: Are U.S. interest rates, now at a 23-year-high of
Fed's Goolsbee says ‘more sniffing' may be needed before rate cuts
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago president Austan Goolsbee on Friday said “more sniffing” is needed before the Fed can cut interest rates. Here’s what to know.
Why the Fed Should Declare Victory and Cut Interest Rates.
Small business owners are being punished by the central bank's data obsession. We need to focus less on CPI numbers and more on boosting the economy.
What Fed’s Rate-Cut Delay Means for US and the World
The US Federal Reserve and its vast global audience thought 2024 would be a rate-cut bonanza. But with price inflation proving much stickier than almost anyone predicted, those expectations are fading fast.
Fed policymakers coalesce around 'no rush' on rate cuts
By Ann Saphir and Michael S. Derby (Reuters) -Federal Reserve policymakers are coalescing around the idea of keeping borrowing costs where they are until perhaps well into the year, given slow and bumpy progress on inflation,
Fed Won’t Cut Rates Soon. Financial Conditions Are Too Loose.
Today’s supportive backdrop provides a tailwind to inflation and economic growth. But conditions could turn more restrictive later this year.
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Fed says 1,804 banks and other institutions tapped emergency lending facility
Some 1,804 depository institutions tapped the emergency lending facility set up last March in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank ...
Oil prices aren't the Fed's biggest problem right now — American demand is, says an economist
The attack on Iran on Friday isn't as important for US inflation as domestic demand, said an economist at a private Swiss ...
Fed Interference Makes Markets Hard To Predict
Fed's promised rate cuts may not materialize due to the record amount of Treasuries being sold and rising interest rates.
CDs vs. high-yield savings accounts: What to consider if the Fed cuts rates
"High-yield savings accounts tend to be more responsive to changes in the Fed's rates because they are more closely tied to ...
Fed Chair Powell ‘backed himself into a corner’ by predicting rate cuts this year and is now in a ‘tricky situation,’ according to this chief investment officer
Forget interest-rate cuts—private wealth manager Michael Landsberg argues the Fed may even be forced to raise rates this year ...
Fed’s Goolsbee says progress on inflation has stalled, makes sense to wait on interest rates
“So far in 2024…progress on inflation has stalled,” Goolsbee said in talks to the Society for Advancing Business Editing and ...
Richmond Fed’s Barkin Sees ‘Healthy But Not Overheated Demand’
Demand is strong but the US economy isn’t showing signs of running too hot, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond ...