None of the 19 top Federal Reserve officials expect it will be appropriate to cut interest rates this year, according to the minutes of the central bank’s December policy meeting, Read more
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Swiss National Bank Slows Tightening Cycle With a 50 Basis Points Interest-Rate Rise
By Xavier Fontdegloria Switzerland’s National Bank on Thursday increased interest rates for a third consecutive time in as many meetings, but slowed the pace of rises as inflation pressures moderated. Read more
MarketWatch Live: Wall Street economists applaud Bullard’s interest-rate realism
MarketWatch Live: Wall Street economists applaud Bullard’s interest-rate realism
Fed’s Barkin backs slower pace of interest-rate hikes
The Federal Reserve had been stepping on the gas in its effort to raise interest rates this year and can now pump the brakes, said Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin Read more
What the latest Federal Reserve interest-rate increase means for your holiday spending plans and Instagram influencer Jay Mazini pleads guilty to running $8 million Ponzi scheme and crypto scam
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Instagram influencer Jay Mazini pleads guilty to running $8 million Ponzi scheme and crypto scam Mazini, whose real name is Jebara Igbara, amassed Read more
Fed approves another jumbo interest-rate hike, but also signals go-slower strategy
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved the fourth straight jumbo increase in a key U.S. interest rate and signaled rates are likely to go higher than previously forecast. Yet the Read more
Fed approves another jumbo interest-rate hike, but also signals go-slower strategy
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved the fourth straight jumbo increase in its benchmark interest rate, extending a rapid pace of hikes that brings the rate to the highest level Read more
Fed’s Daly wants to start talking about ‘step down’ in super-sized pace of interest-rate hikes
The Federal Reserve needs to start talking about slowing down their rapid pace of recent increases in their benchmark interest rate, said San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly on Friday. Read more
A 2022 Nobel laureate in economics says rapid interest-rate hikes pose a threat to the financial system
One of the three Nobel economics laureates, Douglas Diamond, said Monday that the rapid rise in interest rates is a threat to the financial system. At a press conference announcing Read more
Chicago Fed president defends dot plot as he says interest-rate plateau may be warranted next year
Chicago Fed President Charles Evans on Tuesday gave a spirited defense of the dot plot as he said rates may need to plateau next year. Speaking at the Official Monetary Read more