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Interest rates worldwide might start falling as central banks meet this week
Mar 18, 2024
Switzerland may be the first to start rolling back the recent round of rate hikes.
The Fed's Beige Book offers a more colorful look behind the stats
Mar 7, 2024
The latest edition includes comments from community bankers, real estate brokers, farm-implement suppliers—you name it.
When will the Fed cut rates? Senators are likely to put Jay Powell on the spot when he testifies
Mar 7, 2024
He says there's likely to be a rate cut this year, but he won't say when.
How independent are Fed officials from the politicians who appoint them?
by
Matt Levin
Mar 6, 2024
Biden has mostly shied away from publicly criticizing the Fed chair, while Trump tweeted about the Fed hundreds of times while in office.
"I think our fear of high inflation is well warranted," Minneapolis Fed president says
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Feb 21, 2024
Neel Kashkari weighs in on the state of the economy and what's left to bring inflation down to the Fed's 2% target.
What would be the point of a central bank digital currency?
by
Janet Nguyen
Feb 16, 2024
Having a digital currency could make payments more efficient, but critics have raised privacy concerns.
Some economists say monetary policy is too restrictive and fiscal policy is too stimulative. Huh?
by
Justin Ho
Feb 13, 2024
The two aims shouldn't compete, they say.
For public good, not for profit.
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, signals cuts are likely months away
Jan 31, 2024
“We want to see strong growth and a strong labor market,” said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Corporate bonds are in demand amid optimism and declining yields
by
Justin Ho
Jan 30, 2024
Many investors see big companies as healthy and want to get into the market before the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates.
Alan Greenspan's greatest legacy may be the Fed's independence
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jan 10, 2024
Greenspan ignored political pressure to cut interest rates so that he could bring down inflation, says author Sebastian Mallaby.