Fed’s Waller Supports 0.75-Percentage-Point Rate Hike in July
Governor Christopher Waller says the Fed took a significant step toward achieving its inflation goal when it raised its key...
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Economy Week Ahead: Fed, Other Central Banks in Focus
The Federal Reserve’s policy meeting highlights this week’s slate of economic news. Wednesday China’s economic activity showed some signs of...
Fed Nominee Michael Barr Supports Rewriting Lending Rules, Cautious on Capital Requirements
WASHINGTON— Michael Barr, President Biden’s pick to become the government’s most influential bank regulator, told senators that he supports a...
WSJ News Exclusive | Powell Says Fed Has Resolve to Bring U.S. Inflation Down
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank’s resolve in combating the highest inflation in 40 years shouldn’t be...
Senate Expected to Confirm Brainard as Federal Reserve’s Vice Chairwoman
Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard is poised to win confirmation as the central bank’s vice chairwoman after clearing a procedural...
Interest-Rate Surge Ripples Through Economy, From Homes to Car Loans
The Fed’s moves to chill inflation have driven up bond yields and many other borrowing costs linked to them. So...
Fed’s Patrick Harker Expects Steady, Deliberate Path of Rate Rises
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said a series of rate increases is needed to tame inflation. “I...
Fed’s Brainard Says Reducing Elevated Inflation ‘Is of Paramount Importance’
A top Federal Reserve official said the central bank is strongly committed to taking steps that will reduce inflation this...
Economists Seek Recession Clues in the Yield Curve
As yields on two-year Treasury notes this week moved above yields on 10-year notes, Wall Street analysts sent up warning...
Central Banks Grapple With Dual Threat of Slowing Growth, Rising Inflation
The war in Ukraine is casting a stagflationary shadow over the world economy and posing a dilemma for central banks:...
Economy Week Ahead: Retail, Central Banks, Home Sales
The Fed is looking to cool demand and control inflation. Photo: Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS By WSJ staff March 13, 2022 3:00...
Fed Officials Lean Against Expectations of Half-Point Increase in March
Federal Reserve officials pushed back Friday against the prospect that they would begin raising interest rates next month with a...
Boston Fed Picks University of Michigan Provost Susan M. Collins as President
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston selected University of Michigan Provost Susan M. Collins as its next president, filling a...
U.S. Jobs Surged by 467,000 in January as Economy Weathered Omicron
U.S. employers hired at a rapid pace late last year and in January, bolstering the economy in the face of...
Strong Jobs Report Points to Likely Fed Rate Rises in March and May
A steady gain in hiring last month keeps the Federal Reserve on track to lift interest rates next month and...
Stock Market Jitters Don’t Endanger Economy Yet
The past few weeks of stock market turmoil don’t mean the economy is about to be derailed, but rather that...
Fed Interest-Rate Decision Tees Up March Increase
The Federal Reserve signaled it would begin steadily raising interest rates in mid-March, its latest step toward removing stimulus to...
Economy Week Ahead: Fed, GDP, Consumer Spending
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. The central bank’s two-day policy meeting is scheduled to conclude on Wednesday. Photo: Graeme Jennings/Press Pool...
Fed Minutes Reflect Growing Unease Over High Inflation
Federal Reserve officials at their meeting last month eyed a faster timetable for raising interest rates this year amid greater...
WSJ News Exclusive | Biden Eyes Raskin as Top Fed Banking Regulator
President Biden is considering Sarah Bloom Raskin for a top role at the Federal Reserve as part of a slate...
