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Fed's Powell: Don't expect a soft landing victory lap

The soft landing, it appears, will not be televised.

Fed's Powell: Don't expect a soft landing victory lap
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Fed's Bowman: "Not yet" ready for rate cuts, willing to hike again if needed

The U.S. economy is not at the point where the Federal Reserve should reduce interest rates, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said on Thursday, and while the

Fed's Bowman: "Not yet" ready for rate cuts, willing to hike again if needed
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Fed's Powell says aware of policy risks to workers, but cuts depend on inflation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told U.S. lawmakers on Thursday the central bank was "well aware" of the risks its tough monetary policy posed to workers

Fed's Powell says aware of policy risks to workers, but cuts depend on inflation
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As the cookie crumbles, election year inflation debate could get messy

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As the cookie crumbles, election year inflation debate could get messy
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Fed gets another reason not to rush on rate cuts

Federal Reserve policymakers weighing when to start interest-rate cuts got another reason Friday to sit tight for now, after a government report showed

Fed gets another reason not to rush on rate cuts
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Fed projections to show if rate cut outlook stays intact through strong data

No one expects the Federal Reserve to change interest rates at next week's policy meeting, but whether officials hold to their previous rate-cutting outlook

Fed projections to show if rate cut outlook stays intact through strong data
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Fed's rate-cut confidence likely shaken but not yet broken by inflation

Federal Reserve officials left their policy meeting in late January in search of "greater confidence" that inflation was on a sustainable downward path, a

Fed's rate-cut confidence likely shaken but not yet broken by inflation
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Federal Reserve expected to cut rates, lift Biden's prospects

The U.S.

Federal Reserve expected to cut rates, lift Biden's prospects
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Fed's Cook says cautious approach needed to policy easing

The U.S. central bank needs to proceed carefully as it decides when to begin cutting interest rates, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said on Monday,

Fed's Cook says cautious approach needed to policy easing
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Fed's balancing act could see June rate cut in play even with sticky inflation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the central bank is not growing more tolerant of higher inflation even though the latest policymaker projections

Fed's balancing act could see June rate cut in play even with sticky inflation
Economy|Election|Finance|US

Hot inflation may put Fed rate cut in thick of election season

Hot U.S. inflation data has put the Federal Reserve's debate over a first interest rate cut on a potential collision course with the presidential election

Hot inflation may put Fed rate cut in thick of election season
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US growth may be a global boon, but inflation could derail the train

U.S. economic growth that keeps motoring above its potential is emerging as a key prop for an ongoing global expansion, but spillovers from persistently high

US growth may be a global boon, but inflation could derail the train
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Fed's Powell, Jefferson to square 'restrictive' policy with strong data

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Vice Chair Philip Jefferson will make what are likely to be their last public comments before the U.S. central bank's

Fed's Powell, Jefferson to square 'restrictive' policy with strong data
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Fed could keep monetary policy tight for longer if needed, Jefferson says

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson, in remarks devoid of any mention of interest rate cuts, said on Tuesday "it will be appropriate to hold in place

Fed could keep monetary policy tight for longer if needed, Jefferson says
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Unions, businesses eye migrants to fill labor gaps in Ohio

On a noisy factory floor in Columbus, Ohio, trade union apprentice Jorge Herrera moved quickly as he assembled ventilation ducts to be

Unions, businesses eye migrants to fill labor gaps in Ohio
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Fed survey cites inflation, US election as key financial stability risks

Persistent inflation and higher-for-longer interest rates were cited as key risks to financial stability in the Federal Reserve's latest

Fed survey cites inflation, US election as key financial stability risks
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Fed's Powell faces 'what, me worry?' moment of spiking bond yields, war, political stalemate

Federal Reserve officials may not raise interest rates when they meet in two weeks but neither will they say their 19-month drive to hike borrowing costs is

Fed's Powell faces 'what, me worry?' moment of spiking bond yields, war, political stalemate
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Weak GDP, strong prices, highlight Fed dilemma

U.S. economic growth in the first quarter fell below the Federal Reserve's estimates of the economy's long-run potential for the first time in nearly two

Weak GDP, strong prices, highlight Fed dilemma
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Confounding US economic, inflation data cloud Fed's rate path

The Federal Reserve's latest financial stability report was good news for anyone worried that a record run of interest rate hikes might overstress the banking system or

Confounding US economic, inflation data cloud Fed's rate path
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Fed in a holding pattern as inflation delays approach to any soft landing

Inflation showing no recent sign of slowing or narrowing in scope leaves U.S.

Fed in a holding pattern as inflation delays approach to any soft landing
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Quagmire anyone? Fed watchers try to divine a confusing state of play

U.S. central bankers began spreading rate-cut fever late last year, with the economy seemingly on a clear path back to low inflation and officials projecting

Quagmire anyone? Fed watchers try to divine a confusing state of play
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Fed leaves rates unchanged, flags 'lack of further progress' on inflation

The U.S.

Fed leaves rates unchanged, flags 'lack of further progress' on inflation
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Weak US productivity could threaten Fed's 'soft landing' hopes

Weaker U.S. productivity gains in the first quarter may challenge the Federal Reserve's efforts to finish its inflation fight without a painful rise in

Weak US productivity could threaten Fed's 'soft landing' hopes
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Weaker US jobs data soothes Fed worries of renewed overheating

Federal Reserve officials, buffeted by concerns the economy might again overheat, got relief on Friday when jobs data for April showed a marked

Weaker US jobs data soothes Fed worries of renewed overheating
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Fed's Barkin: Ending inflation likely to require a hit to demand

Finishing the battle against inflation will likely require a hit to demand, after a year in which U.S. price pressures cooled largely through

Fed's Barkin: Ending inflation likely to require a hit to demand

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