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What to look for in the Fed's latest meeting minutes
Apr 12, 2023
Fed watchers pore over the document in minute detail in search of clues about future rate hikes.
Fed ups rates by quarter percentage point amid inflation worries and a bank crisis
Mar 23, 2023
Jerome Powell says the Fed is committed to getting inflation down to 2%.
All eyes are on the Federal Reserve's next move in this "wobbly" economic moment
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Mar 20, 2023
The inflation threat calls for one type of action, and the banking turmoil calls for another. How will the Fed respond?
When it comes to inflation, monetary policy might not be getting the job done
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Mar 9, 2023
"It's clear there have been some shifts in the economy that just make their policies less effective," says Neil Irwin of Axios.
How much should we trust "seasonally adjusted" numbers these days?
Mar 8, 2023
January was an outlier for jobs, spending and inflation — but can we rely on seasonally adjusted data when the past three Januarys have been so weird?
Resurgent economy foils Fed inflation fight
Mar 8, 2023
Strong consumer spending and job gains so far in 2023 spur Fed Chair Powell to double down on rate hikes.
Buckle up for a big economics week in Washington
Mar 6, 2023
Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies on Capitol Hill tomorrow and Wednesday. President Biden is set to release a budget outline on Thursday, and we get February jobs numbers this Friday.
For public good, not for profit.
The Federal Reserve's economic policy powers might be limitless, but should they?
Feb 27, 2023
In her book "Limitless," New York Times reporter Jeanna Smialek asks how the Fed arrived at this powerful state.
Here's what to look for in the latest consumer price index
by
Matt Levin
Feb 13, 2023
CPI looked like it was heading in the right direction — that of lower inflation — at the end of 2022. Is that trend going to continue?
Fed lifts rate by a quarter-point and signals more hikes ahead
Feb 1, 2023
The increase is smaller than previous rate hikes but marks the Fed's eighth hike since March in its fight to tame inflation.