WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a hefty three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in its most aggressive drive in more than three decades […]
NEW YORK — One of the more reliable warning signals for an economic recession is shining alarmingly brighter. The “yield curve” is watched for clues on how the bond market feels about the long-term outlook […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — More Americans applied for jobless aid last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment remains at a five-decade low. Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 27,000 to 229,000 for the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, fresh off winning Senate confirmation for a second term, acknowledged for the first time that high inflation and economic weakness overseas could thwart his efforts to avoid […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Reserve must move faster than it has in the past to rein in high inflation, Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday, signaling that sharp interest rate increases are likely in the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, said Monday that he opposes the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to a key position on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, endangering her prospects […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said Monday that she was open to lifting interest rates by more than the traditional quarter-point at the central bank’s next meeting in March. Bowman’s comments came […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pushing back against critics, a key nominee to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors said Thursday before a Senate panel that she would not make it more difficult for any industry to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Inflation jumped at its fastest pace in nearly 40 years last month, a 7% spike from a year earlier that is increasing household expenses, eating into wage gains and heaping pressure on […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden announced Monday that he’s nominating Jerome Powell for a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chair, endorsing Powell’s stewardship of the economy through a brutal pandemic recession and the […]
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