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Ahead of Fed's September meeting, some key data on unemployment and inflation

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 29, 2022
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has made it clear he will not waiver in the fight against inflation, even if it causes economic pain.
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Play Fed bingo during the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 25, 2022
There are some key words to watch for in Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech: "data," "inflation" and "unemployment" are among them.
Listen to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole on Friday and play along with our bingo board to see which key phrases he mentions.
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Fed unleashes another three-quarter point interest rate in bid to curb inflation

by Associated Press
Jul 27, 2022
Attempting to curb the highest inflation in more than four decades, the Federal Reserve moved to raise its key rate to a range of 2.25% to 2.5%.
With inflation running at 9.1%, the Federal Reserve raise its key interest rate on Wednesday to the highest range since 2018. Above, Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the House Committee on Financial Services in June.
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Federal Reserve attacks inflation with its largest rate hike since 1994

by Associated Press
Jun 15, 2022
The central bank is raising its key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point.
With inflation at a 40-year high, the Federal Reserve announced Wednesday its highest rate hike since 1994. Above, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell at a press conference on May 4.
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Reading the Federal Reserve minutes can feel like hours, but Fed watchers still pore over them

by Matt Levin
May 24, 2022
For those who understand Fed lingo, the minutes can hint at divisions or disagreements, and where Fed policy may be headed.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell at a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on May 4. We'll get the minutes for that meeting Wednesday afternoon. Get your coffee ready.
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How looking back at the Fed’s past can help us understand its future

by Ben Bernanke
May 17, 2022
Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's new book charts a history of “remarkable innovation and change.”
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell: "Whether we can execute a soft landing or not, it may actually depend on factors that we don't control."

by Kai Ryssdal and Marketplace Staff
May 12, 2022
"I think the one thing we really cannot do is to fail to restore price stability," Powell told Kai Ryssdal.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, left, speaks with Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.
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The Federal Reserve plans to shrink its balance sheet. Here's what that means.

by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal
May 3, 2022
The strategy is aimed at tightening credit and easing inflation. Purdue's Cathy Zhang worries about the effects on financial markets.
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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.
Recessions have followed many of the Federal Reserve's past interest rate hikes.
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Fed announces interest rate hike to combat inflation

by Associated Press
Mar 16, 2022
With more likely to follow, the rate hikes will eventually mean higher loan rates for many consumers and businesses.
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