Federal Reserve

Fed’s tough challenge: Confront inflation and bank jitters

Economic Indicators

Fed’s tough challenge: Confront inflation and bank jitters

Most economists think the Fed will raise rates by a quarter-point on Wednesday

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |March 20, 2023

4 min read

Fed criticized for missing red flags before bank collapse

Market Insights

Fed criticized for missing red flags before bank collapse

SVB was highly susceptible to depositors quickly withdrawing their money at the first sign of trouble

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press and Fatima Hussein, The Associated Press |March 14, 2023

3 min read

U.S. inflation eases but stays high, putting Fed in tough spot

Economic Indicators

U.S. inflation eases but stays high, putting Fed in tough spot

The Fed may get some unintentional help in its inflation fight from the aftereffects of the SVB collapse

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |March 14, 2023

4 min read

Federal Reserve officials sound warnings about higher rates

Economic Indicators

Federal Reserve officials sound warnings about higher rates

A run of strong U.S. economic data could lead to greater-than-forecasted hikes

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |March 2, 2023

2 min read

Fed’s rate hikes likely to cause a recession, research says

Economic Indicators

Fed’s rate hikes likely to cause a recession, research says

But Fed board member says current environment differs from past inflationary periods in four ways

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |February 24, 2023

5 min read

Fed minutes: Almost all officials backed quarter-point hike

Fed minutes: Almost all officials backed quarter-point hike

All agreed ongoing rate increases “would be appropriate''

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |February 22, 2023

3 min read

Fed’s Barkin: “Slow progress” on inflation, sees more hikes

Economic Indicators

Fed’s Barkin: “Slow progress” on inflation, sees more hikes

Bank of America, Goldman Sachs predict U.S. will hike rate to 5.25% or 5.5%

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |February 17, 2023

3 min read

Cautious but steady consumers buoying hopes for U.S. economy

Economic Indicators

Cautious but steady consumers buoying hopes for U.S. economy

Wage demands could moderate with economy in “middling phase”

By Anne D'innocenzio, The Associated Press and Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |February 16, 2023

5 min read

U.S. inflation slows to 6.4%, but price pressures re-emerge

Economic Indicators

U.S. inflation slows to 6.4%, but price pressures re-emerge

It was the seventh straight year-over-year slowdown but inflation remains far above the Fed's 2% target

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |February 14, 2023

4 min read

Fed’s Powell: Strong hiring could force further rate hikes

Economic Indicators

Fed’s Powell: Strong hiring could force further rate hikes

Post-pandemic economy has "confounded all sorts of attempts to predict what it will do"

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |February 7, 2023

3 min read

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