The Fed paused the federal funds rate at a target range of 5.25% to 5.5% in August last year after raising interest rates 11 ...
There's even a worry the Fed won't start to bring rates down at all this year. The Fed's key rate is the federal funds rate, ...
PCE inflation, which is watched closely by the Federal Reserve, picked up in March while a core measure stayed high.
Fed officials typically keep a close eye on a measure that strips out food and fuel costs, both of which are volatile, to get ...
Federal Reserve policymakers have been obsessed with when they may safely lower interest rates to avoid a recession without ...
Some economists say inflation will resume its slowdown after flaring recently, letting the Fed cut rates. PCE inflation ...
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Philip Jefferson said U.S. interest rates might have to stay higher for longer if “inflation is ...
The nation’s economy slowed sharply last quarter, but consumers — the main driver of economic growth — kept spending at a ...
Stifel's CEO, during an earnings call, offered his forecasts on interest rate cuts and inflation, while acknowledging the Fed ...
After markets considered at one point there may have been six interest rate cuts this year, now there is concern there may ...
The Fed has pushed interest rates higher since early 2022 in order to quash high inflation. From March 2022 to July 2023, the Fed increased the federal-funds rate by 5 percentage points ...
The economy still isn’t behaving the way anyone expected. The job market is growing at a blockbuster pace, even though high ...