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Is Jerome Powell’s Fed Pulling Off a Soft Landing?

It’s too soon to declare victory, but the economic outlook seems sunnier than it did a year ago, and many…

Business

What to Watch at the Fed’s Final Meeting of 2023

Federal Reserve officials are widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged, but economists will watch for hints at what’s next.

Business

Fed Officials Hint That Rate Increases Are Over, and Investors Celebrate

Stocks and bonds were buoyed after even inflation-focused Federal Reserve officials suggested that rates may stay steady.

Business

Fed Officials Thought Rates Could Rise More if Inflation Stayed Stubborn

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s early November meeting suggested another rate increase remained possible, but officials were in no hurry.

Business

Fed Officials Thought Rates Could Rise More if Inflation Stayed Stubborn

Minutes from the Federal Reserve's early November meeting suggested another rate increase remained possible, but officials were in no hurry.

Business

Inflation Held Steady in September, While Consumers Spent Robustly

Overall inflation stayed at 3.4 percent in September, down from a peak of around 7 percent.

World

Soft Landing, Here We Come?

Until quite recently there was a near consensus among forecasters that the U.S. economy was headed for a recession. In…

Business

The inflation slowdown remains bumpy, fresh consumer price data showed.

Consumer prices grew at the same pace in September as they had in August, a report released on Thursday showed.…

Business

Investors Are Calling It: The Federal Reserve May Be Done Raising Rates

Investors doubt that central bankers will lift borrowing costs again following big market moves that are widely expected to cool…

Business

Jobs Gains Surge, Troubling News for the Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve officials are likely to cast a wary eye on September jobs data, which showed that employers both hired…

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