Fed Rate Decision Sends U.S. Treasury Yields in Different Directions
Shorter-term Treasury yields ticked higher while longer-term yields fell Wednesday after the Federal Reserve signaled interest rates will likely climb...
Monetary Policy
Fed Raises Interest Rates by 0.75 Percentage Point for Third Straight Meeting
The decision Wednesday—unanimously supported by the Fed’s 12-member rate-setting committee—will lift its benchmark federal-funds rate to a range between 3%...
Economy Week Ahead: Federal Reserve and Other Central Banks in Focus
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks are always of interest to investors. Photo: BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS Sept. 18, 2022 3:00 pm...
Dollar’s Rise Spells Trouble for Global Economies
The U.S. dollar is experiencing a once-in-a-generation rally. For the rest of the world, that is a big problem.The dollar’s...
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...
Fed’s Powell Affirms Need to Act Strongly to Fight Inflation
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank is squarely focused on bringing down high inflation to prevent it...
New Dallas Fed Chief Puts Inflation Fight on Front Burner
Lorie Logan in her first comments as leader of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on Wednesday said she agreed...
Fed’s Williams Says Rates Will Stay High for a While
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said Tuesday that the U.S. central bank will need to push...
Fed Plans 2023 Launch of Long-Anticipated Faster Payments System
WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve is set to launch a long-awaited faster payments system next year, a step that officials say will...
Fed’s Bullard Leans Toward Favoring 0.75-Percentage-Point September Rate Rise
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said Thursday he is considering support for another large rate rise...
Wall Street Bets the Fed Is Bluffing in High-Stakes Inflation Game
Wall Street thinks it’s bluffing.This could spell trouble for both of them. Markets pummeled by the Fed’s rate increases in...
U.S. Home-Sales Report for July Comes as Housing Market Cools
The National Association of Realtors’ July report on existing-home sales will cap a week of figures that so far have...
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...
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...
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...
Inflation Hits Fresh Four-Decade High, According to Fed’s Preferred Measure
Inflation accelerated in June, measured by the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge, driven by a jump in energy prices as well...
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...
