Opinion: A recession can be avoided if Americans accept 4% inflation
admin Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell now recognizes it will be difficult to avoid a recession,…
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New Zealand’s central bank raises rate by half-percentage point for third straight meeting
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 50…
Read MoreBank of Korea raises benchmark rate by half-percentage point
South Korea’s central bank has announced its first-ever half-percentage-point rate increase, joining the aggressive policy…
Read MoreFed’s Barkin wants to avoid repeat of stop-and-go monetary policy of 1970s
The best policy for the Federal Reserve going forward is not to react when there…
Read MoreNomura forecasts a European Central Bank rate cut — before the ECB has even begun its rate-hike cycle
What goes up, must come down. In a new post on the global economic outlook,…
Read MoreFed’s Bostic thinks recession can be avoided even with further interest-rate hikes
The Federal Reserve can keep raising its benchmark rate this year at the fastest pace…
Read MoreCommodity price declines may shape Fed’s rate-hike path, says economist
A significant downturn in commodity prices could give the Federal Reserve cover to change its…
Read MoreFed’s Bostic backs another super-sized interest rate hike at July meeting
Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said Friday he supports another large 0.75 percentage point…
Read MoreInflation is ‘just too high and doesn’t seem to be coming down’: Fed’s Waller backs big interest-rate hikes
Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller on Thursday said he backs big increases in a key…
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Opinion: The Fed is not going to stop until inflation is locked back in its cage
Inflation has come up to a 40-year high and that should tell us several things.…
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