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FOMC
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.
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.
Why traders will be hanging on the Federal Reserve's every word Wednesday
Jan 30, 2024
The committee that sets interest rates is meeting this week, and the big question is whether — and when — they'll start cutting.
If the Federal Reserve had a word of the year, what would it be?
by
Matt Levin
Dec 13, 2023
We asked economists to give us a word of the year for 2023 that summed up the zeitgeist for monetary policy.
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.
What kind of signal does FOMC unanimity send to markets and others watching the economy?
by
Matt Levin
Aug 16, 2023
Dissent on interest rate decisions might send mixed messages to Wall Street about where the economy is headed.
Watch prices and credit ahead of next rate decision, Chicago Fed CEO says
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Apr 19, 2023
The intensity of a coming economic slowdown will depend on how much banks tighten credit conditions, says Austan Goolsbee.
For public good, not for profit.
What to look for in the Fed's latest meeting minutes
Apr 12, 2023
Fed watchers pore over the document in minute detail in search of clues about future rate hikes.
Can the Fed lower inflation without getting the economy into a recession?
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Anais Amin
and Sean McHenry
Apr 27, 2022
"A look at the record shows that the Fed often stumbles in its efforts to save the day," says Ben White, chief economic correspondent at Politico.
Fed sees faster time frame for rate hikes as inflation rises
Jun 16, 2021
The central bank raised its inflation forecast to 3.4% by year-end and expects to hike its benchmark interest rate twice by late 2023.