Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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Economy

Fed's Barkin: Strong jobs report keeps focus on inflation fight

LINTHICUM, Md.

Fed's Barkin: Strong jobs report keeps focus on inflation fight
Economy

Fed's Logan: should not rule out another rate hike

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan on Saturday warned that the U.S. central bank may need to resume raising its short-term policy rate to keep a recent

Fed's Logan: should not rule out another rate hike
Economy

As pandemic 'jobs hole' closes, Fed finds labor market easing elusive

The U.S. economy ended last year with the labor scars from the COVID-19 pandemic effectively healed and a quandary for Federal Reserve policymakers so far

As pandemic 'jobs hole' closes, Fed finds labor market easing elusive
Economy

US consumers see smaller inflation gains ahead, New York Fed says

By Michael S.

US consumers see smaller inflation gains ahead, New York Fed says
Economy

Atlanta Fed's Bostic says bias remains for policy to stay tight

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said on Monday that with inflation still above the central bank's 2% target, his bias is for monetary

Atlanta Fed's Bostic says bias remains for policy to stay tight
Business

Fed's Bowman says policy rate appears 'sufficiently restrictive'

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman on Monday said the U.S. central bank's monetary policy appears "sufficiently restrictive" to bring inflation back down to the Fed's 2% target.

Fed's Bowman says policy rate appears 'sufficiently restrictive'
Economy

Markets tweak Fed balance sheet views after comments from Dallas Fed chief

By Michael S.

Markets tweak Fed balance sheet views after comments from Dallas Fed chief
Economy

Fed considering changes to Basel proposal: supervision chief

Officials at the U.S.

Fed considering changes to Basel proposal: supervision chief
Economy

Dollar steady as traders brace for US inflation data, bitcoin volatile

The dollar was steady on Wednesday in cautious trading ahead of U.S. inflation data due later this week that is likely to influence the Federal Reserve's policy

Dollar steady as traders brace for US inflation data, bitcoin volatile
Economy

US Treasury yields flat until June, fall in second half: Reuters poll

U.S.

US Treasury yields flat until June, fall in second half: Reuters poll
Economy

Fitch no longer expects a US recession, forecasts three rate cuts

Credit rating agency Fitch no longer forecasts a U.S. recession this year due to several signs of strength in the economy, Fitch Ratings’ Chief Economist Brian Coulton said in a

Fitch no longer expects a US recession, forecasts three rate cuts
Business|News

From housing to energy to food, US inflation picks up, though some costs rise only mildly

Higher energy and housing prices boosted overall U.S. inflation in December, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s drive to slow inflation to its 2% target will likely remain a bumpy one

From housing to energy to food, US inflation picks up, though some costs rise only mildly
Economy

Slightly hot Dec US CPI suggests Fed won't rush to cut

U.S. consumer prices increased more than expected in December as rents maintained their upward trend, which could delay a much anticipated interest rate cut in March from the

Slightly hot Dec US CPI suggests Fed won't rush to cut
Economy

Exclusive-Goolsbee sees progress on inflation, says his rate-cut forecast near Fed median

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee on Thursday called 2023 a "hall-of-fame" year for falling inflation, which has paved the way for a few U.S. interest rate

Exclusive-Goolsbee sees progress on inflation, says his rate-cut forecast near Fed median
Economy

Fed officials say December CPI did not budge view of inflation

U.S.

Fed officials say December CPI did not budge view of inflation
Economy

'Remarkable' surge in auto insurance costs fans US inflation

Even as U.S. inflation has eased in the last year, an unusual culprit has emerged in recent months as a surprise force in preventing consumer prices from falling even further: auto

'Remarkable' surge in auto insurance costs fans US inflation
Economy

Dollar steady as markets assess higher-than-expected US CPI

The dollar held steady against peer currencies on Friday, as investors weighed higher-than-expected U.S. consumer price inflation against market bets that the Federal

Dollar steady as markets assess higher-than-expected US CPI
Economy

Marketmind: Crude shrugs at Yemen strikes, banks report

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Much like the slightly peculiar debt market nonchalance after December's sticky inflation readout, world markets have remained calm

Marketmind: Crude shrugs at Yemen strikes, banks report
Business|News

Wholesale inflation in US declined last month, signaling that price pressures are still easing

U.S. wholesale inflation fell for a third straight month in December, further evidence that price pressures in the economy are easing

Wholesale inflation in US declined last month, signaling that price pressures are still easing
Economy

US producer prices unexpectedly fall; goods deflation seen persisting

U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fell in December amid declining costs for goods such as diesel fuel and food, suggesting inflation would continue to subside

US producer prices unexpectedly fall; goods deflation seen persisting
Political

Trump's broadsides in 2018 were met with veritable silence at Fed, transcripts show

By Howard Schneider and Michael S.

Trump's broadsides in 2018 were met with veritable silence at Fed, transcripts show
Business

Fed reports steep paper loss for 2023 amid surge in interest expenses

Rising income expenses pushed the Federal Reserve system deep into the red last year, the central bank said in preliminary figures released on Friday.

Fed reports steep paper loss for 2023 amid surge in interest expenses
Business|News|Political

Slowing inflation suggests that Biden's policies are helping, but American voters are still hurting

President Joe Biden can make an increasingly strong case that he’s helped fix inflation, if only he can get voters to believe him

Slowing inflation suggests that Biden's policies are helping, but American voters are still hurting
Business|Economy

Brokerages lift S&P 500 target on hopes for soft landing, rate cuts

Brokerages have raised their year-end targets for U.S. stocks benchmark S&P 500, spurred by expectations of a "soft landing" for the economy and growing odds the Federal Reserve will cut

Brokerages lift S&P 500 target on hopes for soft landing, rate cuts
Economy

Analysis-Coming flood of US Treasury issuance unsettles some investors after blazing rally

Cracks are forming in the market’s bullish consensus for bonds, as resurfacing fiscal concerns duel with expectations that cooling inflation will push the

Analysis-Coming flood of US Treasury issuance unsettles some investors after blazing rally

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