Fed’s Barkin says high inflation made case for rate hike ‘pretty clear’
The president of the Richmond Federal Reserve said persistent inflation justified the central bank's move to raise U.S. interest rates again this week.
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Fed’s Bullard wants to press ahead with higher interest rates, thinks financial stress will abate
The U.S. central bank needs to press ahead with rate hikes despite the banking stress, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Friday.
Emergency borrowing from Fed dips, a sign that bank stress may be easing
Banks slightly reduced emergency borrowing from the Federal Reserve last week in the wake of the failure Silicon Valley Bank. They drew $163.9 billion in credit.
Lost in the hoopla, the Fed sees a recession this year
In a day of drama at the Federal Reserve, Wall Street appears to have overlooked one thing: The central bank foresees a recession this year.
‘Very unclear’: Powell’s press conference provided more questions than answers. Here are 4 big ones economists still have.
Here are five key questions to ponder after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's press conference on Wednesday.
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Fed hikes interest rates again, pencils in just one more rate rise this year
The Federal Reserve moved ahead Wednesday with another interest-rate hike, but the central bank penciled in only one more rate hike this cycle.
Fed says inflation won’t fall as quickly as expected
Inflation won't fall quite as rapidly in 2023 as previously predicted and the economy is likely to weaken further, the Federal Reserve predicts.
Fed likely to follow ECB’s playbook and hike interest rates this week
The European Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points on Thursday. Will the Federal Reserve follow suit?
The Fed will either pause or hike interest rates by 25 basis points. What are the pros and cons of each approach?
The Federal Reserve will either pause interest rates or hike rates by 25 basis points at its meeting Wednesday. Here are the pros and cons of each move.
Fed’s ‘dot plot’ seen diverging from market over future path of interest rates
The Fed will release updated projections for interest-rates and likely won't ratify the markets expectations of quick rate cuts.
Banks have borrowed $165 billion from the Fed in past week after SVB failure
U.S. banks borrowed almost $165 billion from the Federal Reserve after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank to help curtail a budding financial crisis.
Fed says its instant-payments service FedNow will launch in July
The Federal Reserve's long-anticipated instant-payments service FedNow will make its debut in July, the central bank announced Wednesday.
Former top Fed official calls for world’s two most important central banks to pause plans to raise interest rates
Alan Blinder, the former Fed No.2 official, said Wednesday that the Fed and the ECB should pause rate hikes until the dust settles over concern about banks.
CPI data ‘not good enough to stop the Fed’ from raising rates next week
The February consumer price report for February was not good enough to stop the Federal Reserve from hiking next week, many analysts believe.
Fed announces new emergency loan program for banks to ease contagion risk from Silicon Valley Bank
The Federal Reserve on Sunday set up a new emergency loan program to bolster the banking system.
Did the Fed plant the seeds of destruction of Silicon Valley Bank?
Did the Federal Reserve's rapid interest-rate hikes cause the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank? The debate rages on Twitter.
Want to know the precise number of jobs that would push the Fed to hike by 50 basis points? There isn’t one.
Don't ask economists for a precise payroll number that would guarantee a 50-basis-point hike this month. It will be the total picture of the data that counts.
Fed’s Barr : Recent move to safeguard banks from crypto doesn’t mean the central bank is against innovation
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr on Thursday said the Fed's recent moves to safeguard banks from crypto isn't anti-innovation.
Powell says no decision has been made on potential size of interest rate hike in March
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stressed Wednesday that no decision has been made on the size of a potential interest rate hike in March.
Powell leaves door open for faster pace of interest rate rises at March meeting
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday pledged to continue the battle against inflation, arguing that the U.S. economy "does not work for anyone" without stable prices.
