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Jerome Powell Pressed Over How Fed Would Respond to Economic Slowdown
Lawmakers pressed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over how the central bank…
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says Higher Interest Rates Could Cause a Recession
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank’s battle against inflation…
Fed’s Bullard Says He Expects Economic Expansion to Continue This Year
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said the economy…
Recession Probability Soars as Inflation Worsens
Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal have dramatically raised the probability…
Fed’s Waller Supports 0.75-Percentage-Point Rate Hike in July
Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said that if the economy performs in…
The Myth of the Central Bank ‘Soft Landing’
“Soft landings” are easier to find in the legendarium of central banks…
Interest Rates Are Well Below What Academic Formulas Suggest, Fed Report Says
Several simple mathematical formulas used to inform where interest rates should be…
U.S. Economic Growth Shows Signs of Slipping
The U.S. economy is starting to slow under the combined weight of…
Fed Raises Rates by 0.75 Percentage Point, Largest Increase Since 1994
The Federal Reserve approved the largest interest rate increase since 1994 and…
ECB Calls Emergency Meeting to Address Bond-Market Disruption
FRANKFURT—The European Central Bank said it is set to hold an emergency…
Fed Likely to Consider 0.75-Percentage-Point Rate Rise This Week
A string of troubling inflation reports in recent days is likely to…
NY Fed Survey Finds Jump in Near-Term Inflation Expectations in May
The public’s expectations for inflation in the short term rose in May,…
Economy Week Ahead: Fed, Other Central Banks in Focus
The Federal Reserve’s policy meeting highlights this week’s slate of economic news.…
Inflation Pickup Complicates Fed Outlook Beyond June Meeting
Two bad inflation reports on Friday are likely to lead more Federal…
Powell's Opinions on Inflation Matter, Not Biden's
Unlike the 1970s, today’s Fed accepts responsibility for inflation, and the White…
May Jobs Report Keeps Fed on Track for Half-Point Interest-Rate Rises
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Fed’s Logan Says Digital Money Could Affect Central Bank Operations
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York official responsible for managing the…
Policy Rate Might Be Headed Toward 3% or Above
OTTAWA—The rapid acceleration in prices has increased the likelihood the Bank of…
Fed’s Lael Brainard Says Too Soon to Say If Inflation Has Peaked
By Nick Timiraos Updated June 2, 2022 11:15 am ET Listen to…