Fed Raises Rates but Nods to Greater Uncertainty After Banking Stress
EconomyU.S. EconomyOfficials voted unanimously to increase their benchmark short-term rate by a quarter percentage point Source link
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Biden’s Budget Sets Up Battle With GOP, Would Cut Deficits by $3 Trillion Over 10 Years
PoliticsPresident’s proposal would raise taxes on businesses and wealthy people Source link
Economy Week Ahead: U.S. Household Spending, Home Sales in Focus
EconomyEconomy Week AheadThe Federal Reserve also slated to release minutes about interest rates Source link
Fed’s Barkin Supports Measured Pace of Interest-Rate Increases
The central bank’s quarter-point rate-rise path gives greater flexibility, says Richmond Fed president. Source link
Economy Week Ahead: U.S. Interest Rates, Labor Market in Focus
EconomyEconomy Week AheadJob reports will gauge U.S. wages, openings and overall labor market, while Fed meets to consider raising rates...
Fed Raises Rate by 0.5 Percentage Point, Signals More Increases Likely
Most officials penciled in plans to raise rates above 5% next year, higher than previously expected. Source link
Fed Minutes Show Most Officials Favored Slowing Rate Rises Soon
EconomyU.S. EconomyPolicy makers have signaled plans to dial back the pace of interest-rate increases, while warning rates could rise to...
Federal Reserve Hikes by 0.75 Point, Signals Slower Increases but Ultimately Higher Rates
EconomyU.S. EconomyChairman Jerome Powell says too soon to talk about pausing rate increases Source link
Biden Rule Would Add More Gig Workers to Company Payrolls
The Biden administration is proposing a new rule that could put more gig workers on company payrolls, scrapping a Trump...
World Bank’s David Malpass Says He Isn’t Resigning Amid Criticism of His Climate Views
WASHINGTON—World Bank President David Malpass said Friday he wasn’t resigning from his position amid calls from climate advocates for him...
Fed Officials Back Another Large Rate Increase
A Federal Reserve official suggested he would support raising interest rates by another 0.75-percentage point later this month to combat...
China’s Industrial Profit Falls on Covid-19 Measures, Bad Weather
China’s industrial profit dropped in the first seven months of the year, reversing a year-on-year increase in the first half...
Fed Officials See Need for Continued Interest-Rate Increases, but Less Certainty Over Destination
Federal Reserve officials agreed at their monetary-policy meeting last month they needed to keep raising interest rates enough to lower...
Economy Week Ahead: U.S. Growth, Interest Rates and Wages in Focus
Tuesday The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index, which measures average home prices in major metropolitan areas, will show...
Fed Official Says 0.75-Point Interest Rate Rise Seems Most Likely in July
Federal Reserve officials are wrestling with how to set expectations for their policy meeting in two weeks after another scorching...
Union Organizing Efforts Rise in First Half of Year
The number of U.S. workplaces where employees have started trying to organize unions jumped this year to the highest level...
Economy Week Ahead: Focus on Hiring, Fed Minutes and Trade
TuesdayNew orders for manufactured goods have continuously increased since last September amid persistent supply-chain disruptions and a robust demand for...
Fed Raises Rates by 0.75 Percentage Point, Largest Increase Since 1994
The Federal Reserve approved the largest interest-rate increase since 1994 and signaled it would continue lifting rates this year at...
Fed Minutes Show Urgency for Raising Rates to Tame High Inflation
Minutes from the Fed’s May 3-4 meeting, released Wednesday, also showed officials discussed the possibility they would raise interest rates...
Economy Week Ahead: U.S. Consumers, Housing Market in Focus
U.S. existing-home sales data for April are expected to show a third straight month of declines. Photo: jim lo scalzo/EPA/Shutterstock...
