2023-11-29 23:07:45 The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building during a renovation in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Valerie Plesch | Bloomberg | Getty Images Interest rate cuts don’t happen during good times, something important for markets to remember amid hotly anticipated easing next year from the Federal Reserve. If the Fed … Read more
2023-10-13 16:06:20 Patrick Harker President Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, August 24, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Patrick Harker said Friday he thinks the central bank can stop raising interest rates. “Absent a stark turn in what I see in the data and hear from contacts … I believe that … Read more
2023-09-20 17:49:48 An eagle sculpture stands on the facade of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A looming government shutdown could prevent the Federal Reserve from raising rates in November, but not for the reason you might think, according to Bank of America. Not … Read more
2023-06-24 12:00:01 Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell departs after speaking during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2023. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The Federal Reserve plans to keep hiking interest rates to stem inflation, which means an … Read more
2023-06-19 13:03:15 Dollar, yuan, yen and euro notes. Ullstein picture German | Ullstein Image | Getty Images From hawkish pauses to rate hikes and dovish tones, the world’s biggest central banks last week struck very different tones on monetary policy. The European Central Bank on Thursday hiked rates and surprised markets with a worsening inflation … Read more
2023-06-08 14:14:54 First-time jobless claims rose sharply last week in a potential sign that the labor market is softening up after more than a year of interest rate hikes. Initial filings for unemployment benefits totaled a seasonally adjusted 261,000 for the week ended June 3, an increase of 28,000 from the upwardly revised level of … Read more