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The Week in Business: Creeping Layoffs

Credit...Giacomo BagnaraWhat’s Up? (Jan. 22-28) Job Cuts, and Not Just in Tech What began as a wave of ominous job…

Business

Fed President Backs Slowdown as Support Mounts for Smaller Rate Move

Susan M. Collins, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said she was leaning toward a quarter-point move at…

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Fed Officials Ask How to Better Understand Inflation After Surprises

Federal Reserve officials, including Lisa Cook, a board member, are wrestling with how to think about price increases after 18…

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Markets Rise as Investors Like the Look of Hiring and Wage Trends

For investors and policymakers, bad news may be good news when it comes to the latest data on the health…

Business

Fed Officials Fretted That Markets Would Misread Rate Slowdown

Central bankers remained committed to wrestling inflation lower, and wanted to make sure investors understood that message, minutes from its…

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Fed Official Compares Inflation to Uber Surge Pricing

Neel Kashkari, the president of the Minneapolis Fed, kicked off 2023 monetary policy debates with a call for better understanding…

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The Week in Business: Southwest’s Holiday Meltdown

Credit...Giulio BonaseraWhat’s Up? (Dec. 25-31) Stranded at the Airport Thousands of travelers were stranded in airports across the country over…

World

A Strong Signal That Recession Is Looming

The clearest signal that the U.S. economy is likely to fall into a recession in the next year is coming…

Business

The Week in Business: Labor Actions Sweep Britain

Credit...Giacomo BagnaraWhat’s Up? (Dec. 4-10) Workers’ Frustrations With Wages A wave of strikes and other labor actions began in September…

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Are the Federal Reserve’s Rate Increases Working?

The Federal Reserve this year has raised interest rates at the fastest pace since the 1980s, making it increasingly expensive…

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