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When will rates go down? The answer rests on conflicting economic data.
Apr 4, 2024
The numbers are sending positive and negative signs, making the future of inflation, and the timing of Fed interest rate cuts, uncertain.
Fed Chair Powell: Interest rates likely won't return to "historically low levels" before the pandemic
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Sean McHenry
and Andie Corban
Mar 29, 2024
Powell discusses how monetary policymakers arrive at consensus, the value of transparency and the issues that influence interest rate decisions.
What does the Fed mean when it says it's looking for 'good data'?
Mar 28, 2024
The latest Personal Consumption Expenditures index, or PCE, will be released Friday. Experts say there are other clues the Fed is looking for, too.
Think of the US Fed Chair as the economy’s "Iron Throne"
Mar 22, 2024
Don’t let the tranquil tone and technical language fool you — the stakes at the Federal Reserve are higher than anything in Westeros.
The Fed loves a data buffet. What's on the menu these days?
by
Justin Ho
Mar 20, 2024
Beyond government reports on inflation and jobs, it examines bank and payment processor data along with factory output, credit and rents.
Interest rates worldwide might start falling as central banks meet this week
Mar 18, 2024
Switzerland may be the first to start rolling back the recent round of rate hikes.
The Fed's Beige Book offers a more colorful look behind the stats
Mar 7, 2024
The latest edition includes comments from community bankers, real estate brokers, farm-implement suppliers—you name it.
For public good, not for profit.
When will the Fed cut rates? Senators are likely to put Jay Powell on the spot when he testifies
Mar 7, 2024
He says there's likely to be a rate cut this year, but he won't say when.
How independent are Fed officials from the politicians who appoint them?
by
Matt Levin
Mar 6, 2024
Biden has mostly shied away from publicly criticizing the Fed chair, while Trump tweeted about the Fed hundreds of times while in office.
"I think our fear of high inflation is well warranted," Minneapolis Fed president says
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Feb 21, 2024
Neel Kashkari weighs in on the state of the economy and what's left to bring inflation down to the Fed's 2% target.