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What would be the point of a central bank digital currency?

by Janet Nguyen
Feb 16, 2024
Having a digital currency could make payments more efficient, but critics have raised privacy concerns.
One of the main reasons the U.S. has been looking into a central bank digital currency is that its economic competitors have been experimenting with their own.
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Some economists say monetary policy is too restrictive and fiscal policy is too stimulative. Huh?

by Justin Ho
Feb 13, 2024
The two aims shouldn't compete, they say.
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Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, signals cuts are likely months away

by Associated Press
Jan 31, 2024
“We want to see strong growth and a strong labor market,” said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Investors were hoping for a cut in March, but that now appears off the table.
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Corporate bonds are in demand amid optimism and declining yields

by Justin Ho
Jan 30, 2024
Many investors see big companies as healthy and want to get into the market before the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates.
January has been a busy month in the corporate bond market, driven in part by expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.
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Alan Greenspan's greatest legacy may be the Fed's independence

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jan 10, 2024
Greenspan ignored political pressure to cut interest rates so that he could bring down inflation, says author Sebastian Mallaby.
Where did Alan Greenspan, above, go wrong? "In thinking that 2% inflation was the be-all and end-all," says Sebastian Mallaby, "because it turns out, of course, that economies can be disrupted by things other than the price of eggs going up too fast."
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Some investors are eyeing riskier bets following rate cut hints from the Fed

by Henry Epp
Dec 15, 2023
The assumption is that the economy will chug along and that borrowing costs will fall. But they might not. What makes these riskier stocks attractive?
Since the Fed hinted at possible rate cuts next year, some investors are buying up risky stock.
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Atlanta Fed president: "This economy has even exceeded my expectations of resilience"

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Dec 15, 2023
"Wage growth now is greater than inflation," Bostic says. "But I don't think people feel like they've caught up all the way and that's just going to take some time."
In the fight to bring down inflation, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic emphasizes being "patient, cautious and resolute."
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If the Federal Reserve had a word of the year, what would it be?

by Matt Levin
Dec 13, 2023
We asked economists to give us a word of the year for 2023 that summed up the zeitgeist for monetary policy.
Economist Skanda Amarnath at Employ America says "fortunate" is the word he'd use to describe the Fed's 2023.
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Federal Reserve keeps key interest rate unchanged and foresees 3 rate cuts next year

by Associated Press
Dec 13, 2023
“Inflation has eased over the past year but remains over our longer run goal of 2%,” Powell said
At a news conference, Powell said the Fed recognizes that keeping rates high for too long could endanger the economy.
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This week, central banks will decide what to do (or not do) with interest rates

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 11, 2023
The Federal Reserve and others will update monetary policy, balancing inflation with the recession risk. Investors hope for rate cuts.
The European Central Bank is one of several economic policymaking agencies around the world that will meet to update their monetary strategies.
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