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Here’s what the Fed’s former No. 2 says about tariffs, the bond market — and 3% inflation
Tariffs aren’t yet showing up in inflation data, but that doesn’t mean they won’t in the coming months, says Richard Clarida, ...
Why the Fed Isn’t Cutting Rates Despite Cool Inflation
Central-bank officials, who meet this week, are in a holding pattern as they wait to see what worsens first: inflation or the ...
Q&A: Inflation Has Cooled. So Why Isn’t the Fed Cutting Rates?
Officials at the Federal Reserve are on track to extend their wait-and-see posture on Wednesday. Our Nick Timiraos explains ...
Fed’s ‘Wait and See’ Approach Is Intact as New Risks Cloud Economic Outlook
The central bank is set to hold interest rates steady for its fourth straight meeting, a pause that could be extended through ...
‘Purgatory:' Fed officials left in limbo as tariffs complicate this week’s rate decision
The U.S. economy is mostly in good shape but that isn’t saving Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell from a spell of angst.
The Fed is set to make its next rate decision on Wednesday. Here's what to expect.
The Federal Open Market Committee — the 12-member group that sets rate decisions — will meet on June 17-18. The FOMC's ...
Inflation is bucking tariff fears, but the Fed likely won’t cut rates, as Trump wants. Here’s why
The U.S. economy has been full of surprises since the Federal Reserve started rapidly raising interest rates to quell ...
Fed policymakers gather amid rising geopolitical risks, unclear tariff impact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Reserve policymakers will begin a two-day meeting on Tuesday with escalating tensions in the ...
As Inflation Withers, The Fed Remains Behind The Curve
The equity markets were slightly positive for the week, through Thursday. Then hostilities broke out in the Middle East.
How the Federal Reserve affects personal loan rates
Changes to the Fed rate directly affect the rates lenders charge for most loans, while other Federal Reserve policies can ...