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Why are bond yields so high right now?
Oct 23, 2023
The yield on the 10-year Treasury briefly hit 5%, the highest level since 2007. A resilient economy and expanding debt are pushing rates up.
Fed chair Powell's latest speech hints at caution regarding interest rates
Oct 20, 2023
Jerome Powell spoke Oct. 19 and said the Federal Open Market Committee would be "proceeding carefully."
Will high yields on the 10-year T-note jeopardize the "soft landing"?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Oct 4, 2023
The yield hit a 16-year record Tuesday. Could that mean trouble for the Federal Reserve's effort to cool inflation and prevent a recession?
Federal Reserve holds steady on rate hikes for now
Sep 21, 2023
Announcing its decision yesterday, the Fed also signaled it could hike rates one more time before year's end.
What the Fed's Summary of Economic Projections can reveal
Sep 20, 2023
The quarterly report gives clues about how members of the Federal Open Market Committee see the economy and what future steps they might take.
As Federal Reserve meets, economic headwinds blow
Sep 19, 2023
Consumers facing high energy prices and other burdens may cut back on spending, cooling the economy but, the Fed hopes, not sending it into recession.
Businesses are telling the Federal Reserve they think wage gains are subsiding
Sep 8, 2023
That could be a sign that the Fed's interest rate hikes are working and the economy is cooling.
For public good, not for profit.
Decreasing inflation by a final percentage point may be the hardest challenge for the Fed
Aug 25, 2023
Here's why the last part of getting to that 2% inflation target might be like trying to lose that last 10 pounds.
Will we get less gloom and doom from Jay Powell at Jackson Hole?
Aug 17, 2023
In 2022, Powell warned of painful moves to get inflation under control.
What comes after a soft landing?
Aug 16, 2023
There are only so many options. Ideally, they don't include a boom or a bust.