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...
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Elevated Inflation Presents Risk to U.S. Economy, Fed Report Finds
EconomyCentral bank identifies near-term threats in Financial Stability Report Source link
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 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%...
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 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...
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...
WSJ News Exclusive | Lawmakers Make Bipartisan Push for New Government Powers to Block U.S. Investments in China
Congress is pressing ahead with legislation that could rewrite the rules for American companies investing abroad, proposing the screening of...
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...
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...
Economy Week Ahead: Trade, ECB, Inflation
U.S. inflation data highlights this week’s docket of regularly scheduled economic releases. Official reports won’t yet fully capture growing economic...
U.S. Economy Grew Modestly Amid Omicron Surge, Fed Beige Book Says
The U.S. economy grew at a modest to moderate pace from mid-January through early February as the Omicron variant of...
Alibaba, Tencent E-Commerce Sites Tagged by U.S. for Counterfeit Sales
Both were on the “notorious markets’’ list of entities that allegedly sell or facilitate the sale of counterfeit goods. Source...
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...
