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November 30, 2023

Federal Reserve

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Powell reinforces Fed’s cautious approach toward further interest rate hikes

November 16, 2023 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested this past Thursday that the Fed is in no hurry to further raise its benchmark interest rate, given evidence that inflation pressures are continuing to ease at […]

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Slower economic growth may be needed to conquer stubbornly high inflation, says Fed Chairman

October 27, 2023 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that inflation remains too high and that bringing it down to the Fed’s target level will likely require a slower-growing economy and job market. Powell noted […]

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Rising long-term interest rates are posing the latest threat to a US economic ‘soft landing’

October 13, 2023 Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Surging interest rates are intensifying the challenges for the U.S. economy and threatening to derail the Federal Reserve’s drive to tame inflation without causing a deep recession.  Since mid-summer, the yield on […]

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Fed keeps rates unchanged and signals optimism about a potential ‘soft landing’

September 29, 2023 Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday for the second time in its past three meetings, a sign that it’s moderating its fight against inflation as price pressures have […]

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Federal Reserve minutes: Too-high inflation, still a threat, could require more rate hikes

August 26, 2023 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Most Federal Reserve officials last month still regarded high inflation as an ongoing threat that could require further interest rate increases, according to the minutes of their July 25-26 meeting released last week.  At the […]

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Biden’s 3 Federal Reserve nominees appear likely to win Senate approval

June 23, 2023 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden’s three nominees for the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors pledged to fight inflation during a confirmation hearing Wednesday that drew only modest pushback from Republican members of the Senate […]

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GOP lawmakers accuse Fed of being lax before bank failure

April 9, 2023 Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican lawmakers accused top bank regulators Wednesday of dawdling as Silicon Valley Bank hurtled toward the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history and questioned whether tougher regulations would have made a difference. […]

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Federal Reserve officials sound warnings about higher rates

March 10, 2023 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

A run of strong economic data and signs that inflation remains stubbornly high could lead the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark rate higher in the coming months than it has previously forecast, several Fed […]

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Fed, set to impose smaller hike, may hint of fewer increases 

February 1, 2023 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Reserve is poised this week to raise its benchmark interest rate for an eighth time since March. But the Fed will likely announce a smaller hike for a second straight […]

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Powell: Fed has only narrow role to play on climate change

January 10, 2023 Christopher Rugaber and David McHugh, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Reserve has only a limited role to play in combating climate change, Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, a stance that puts him at odds with environmental activists who have pushed […]

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