China Growth Slows Across All Fronts in July, Prompting Unexpected Rate Cut
SINGAPORE—China’s economy stumbled in July as a two-month boost from easing lockdowns faded, prompting the country’s central bank to unexpectedly...
Interest Rates
Fed Likely to Want Further Evidence of Inflation Slowdown
A slowdown in inflation last month, following recent indications of a robust labor market, complicates the Federal Reserve’s decision on...
Bank of England Makes Biggest Rate Rise Since 1995 as Inflation Soars
LONDON—The Bank of England raised its key interest rate by a half percentage point Thursday, the largest single step in...
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...
Russia’s Central Bank Slashes Rates, Sees Smaller Hit From Sanctions
Russia’s central bank Friday lowered its key interest rate below its prewar level, and said it expects the economy to...
ECB Raises Rates by Half-Percentage Point in First Hike Since 2011
FRANKFURT—The European Central Bank raised interest rates by a larger-than-expected half-percentage point and unveiled a new plan to buy the...
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...
Hot Inflation Report Puts Pressure on Federal Reserve
Another big increase in consumer prices last month led investors Wednesday to anticipate that the Federal Reserve would strongly consider...
U.S. Added 372,000 Jobs in June
Hiring in June was near monthly gains logged earlier in the year, the Labor Department on Friday said. Companies added...
Big-Ticket Goods Orders, Pending Home Sales Point to Steady Demand
Orders for long-lasting goods and the number of houses going under contract in the U.S. both rose last month, signs...
What It Takes to Buy Your First Home Now
Dylan Holland and Breanna Cameron started shopping for their first home in the Atlanta suburbs in December 2021, with a...
Jerome Powell Pressed Over How Fed Would Respond to Economic Slowdown
Lawmakers pressed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over how the central bank would manage trade-offs it could confront if its...
Fed’s Bullard Says He Expects Economic Expansion to Continue This Year
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said the economy appears on track for more expansion this year,...
Recession Probability Soars as Inflation Worsens
Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal have dramatically raised the probability of recession, now putting it at 44% in...
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...
The Myth of the Central Bank ‘Soft Landing’
“Soft landings” are easier to find in the legendarium of central banks than in historical reality. It was a big...
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...
U.S. Retail Sales Declined in May as Inflation Stings Consumers
Americans’ retail spending declined in May, as consumers felt the pinch from inflation, higher gasoline prices and rising interest rates.Retail...
Fed Likely to Consider 0.75-Percentage-Point Rate Rise This Week
A string of troubling inflation reports in recent days is likely to lead Federal Reserve officials to consider surprising markets...
Powell’s Opinions on Inflation Matter, Not Biden’s
One of the reasons inflation got out of control in the 1970s is that policy makers had heterodox theories about...
