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PublishedFebruary 29, 2024
Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge picked up last month in sign of still-elevated prices
It's the latest sign that the slowdown in consumer price increases is occurring unevenly from month to month.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2024
Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged for now
The overall changes to its statement – compared with its last meeting in December – indicate that the Fed has definitively shifted toward considering rate reductions while still maintaining flexibility.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2023
Year-end angst in money markets on Fed exit echoes 2018 crunch
Volatility in the market for overnight repurchase agreements is generally tame, but it has started to move, with repos trading as high as 5.53% before closing at 5.32% on Tuesday.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2023
Everyone expected a recession. The Fed and White House found a way out.
Even though bankers and politicians urge caution and Americans complain that costs haven't reverted to pre-pandemic level, the economy has bested all expectations for the year.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2023
Federal Reserve keeps key interest rate unchanged, foresees 3 rate cuts next year
It is the first time since inflation first spiked that the central bank has formally acknowledged progress in its fight against accelerating prices.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2023
Fed Chair Powell reiterates that central bank will be cautious about further interest rate hikes
For now, Jerome Powell says he believes the Federal Reserve faces nearly equal risks of raising its benchmark rate too high or not raising it high enough.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2023
Bonds are having the best run since 2020 on bets Fed is done hiking
It's been a wild ride this week for bond traders who have also seen the Treasury unveil smaller-than-expected bond supply plans and key data – which the Fed has vowed to heed – that suggest the economy is starting to cool.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2023
Federal Reserve leaves its key rate unchanged but keeps open possibility of a future hike
Consumer inflation has dropped from a year-over-year peak of 9.1% in June 2022 to 3.7% last month. But recent data suggests that inflation remains persistently above the Fed’s 2% target.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2023
Two Federal Reserve officials say spike in bond yields may allow central bank to leave rates alone
Since March of last year, the Fed has raised its benchmark short-term interest rate 11 times, from near zero to roughly 5.4%
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2023
Fed keeps interest rates unchanged but it expects another increase this year
Even as inflation has slowed significantly, the job market and the economy have remained resilient, confounding expectations that the Fed’s series of hikes would cause widespread layoffs and a recession.
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