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...
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If This Is a Recession, We Might Not Know for Months
As the Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates in its fight against the highest inflation in more than four...
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. Inflation Hits New Four-Decade High of 9.1%
U.S. consumer inflation climbed to 9.1% in June, a pace not seen in more than four decades, adding pressure on...
Why Consumers’ Inflation Psychology Is Stoking Anxiety at the Fed
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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 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...
Biden to Meet With Fed’s Powell to Discuss Economy
WASHINGTON—President Biden will meet with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday to discuss the state of the U.S. and...
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 Confirms Jerome Powell to Second Term Leading Federal Reserve
Mr. Powell’s nomination, approved Thursday on an 80-19 vote, has been on track for months to win bipartisan approval despite...
Fed Lifts Interest Rates by Half-Point in Biggest Hike Since 2000
The Federal Reserve approved a rare half-percentage-point interest rate increase—the largest since 2000—and a plan to shrink its $9 trillion...
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...
Fed’s Powell Could Seal Expectations of Half-Point Rate Rise in May
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is scheduled to participate in a panel discussion hosted by the International Monetary Fund on...
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...
March Jobs Report Keeps Fed on Track for Larger Rate Rise in May
Friday’s employment figures underscore the urgency Federal Reserve officials feel to quickly withdraw economic stimulus by raising interest rates in...
Economy Week Ahead: Powell, Housing, Factories
Reports on factory activity and the housing market highlight this week’s slate of economic data. Monday Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome...
Powell Says Fed Is on Track to Raise Rates in Two Weeks
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said he would propose a quarter-percentage point rate increase at the central bank’s meeting in...
