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Federal Reserve
Shoppers have been feeling pretty meh. But that could move the Fed to start cutting interest rates.
by
Henry Epp
Jul 15, 2024
One wild card: back-to-school shopping.
Sticky shelter prices make Fed's 2% inflation target hard to reach
Jul 11, 2024
Housing costs rose 5.2% in June from a year earlier, pulling up the consumer price index.
Inflation's down for the third straight month. But is that enough for the Fed to cut interest rates?
Jul 11, 2024
The short answer? You can never have enough data.
How long does it take for interest rate cuts to show up in the economy?
by
Matt Levin
Jul 10, 2024
While economists agree rate cuts won’t instantly juice an economy, there’s really no consensus on just how long that lag is.
Labor Department's June report showed a cooling job market
Jul 5, 2024
We know the labor market is slowing, but by how much? And what does that mean for wage growth?
Breaking down Fed Chair Jay Powell's latest GDP report analysis
Jun 27, 2024
Powell is paying close attention to "final sales," a narrower measure than GDP itself that focuses on private sector demand.
Will we ever go back to zero interest rates?
by
Janet Nguyen
Jun 24, 2024
From 2020-2022, interest rates were near zero.
For public good, not for profit.
Why the last mile in the Federal Reserve's inflation fight has been uphill
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
, Alex Schroeder
, Ariana Rosas
and Nic Perez
Jun 20, 2024
It's taking a longer time for the broader economy to feel the impact of higher interest rates, in part because of debts locked in when rates were lower.
Why is the Fed still so cautious about interest rates?
Jun 13, 2024
Despite the CPI coming in unexpectedly low, the Federal Reserve needs more convincing that inflation is really getting better.
As interest rates stay high, that "lag effect" on the economy is playing out
Jun 12, 2024
The Fed's rate hikes were meant to slow the economy and dampen inflation by raising borrowing costs. There's evidence that's happening.