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Chaos in Washington Adds to Market Jitters

Stocks and bonds have tumbled worldwide, with the 30-year Treasury bill hitting a 16-year high. Investors are worried about the…

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Wonking Out: Are High Interest Rates the New Normal?

Goodbye, inflation. Hello, unsustainable debt. If you’ve spent any substantial amount of time engaged in discourse about the economy —…

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None Dare Call it Victory

Flation — whether in- or de- — is, other things being equal, a bad thing. Money is the economy’s unit…

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The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Cooled in June

The Personal Consumption Expenditures index moderated, even as consumer spending data looked strong.

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San Francisco Fed Ties to S.V.B. Chief Attracts Scrutiny to Century-Old Setup

As Greg Becker, the former C.E.O. of Silicon Valley Bank, prepares to testify before Congress, boards that oversee regional Federal…

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Financial Stability Experts at the Fed Turn a Wary Eye on Commercial Real Estate

A financial stability report from the Federal Reserve flagged concerns tied to rising interest rates, including in commercial real estate.

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Wages and Prices Slow Unevenly, Reflecting ‘Rocky and Bumpy’ Economy

Key pay and inflation gauges have stayed stubbornly high as Federal Reserve officials consider when to stop raising interest rates.

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Strong hiring hints at more work ahead for the Fed, but wages cool.

Federal Reserve officials have said that they are looking for the labor market to cool as they assess how much…

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

The central bank is expected to lift interest rates and offer signals about what might come next.

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Smaller Rate Increase by Federal Reserve Likely as Inflation Cools

America’s central bank is expected to raise rates by a quarter point on Wednesday. The question now is what comes…

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