Fed report cites inflation, US election as key financial stability risks

Persistent inflation and higher-for-longer interest rates were cited as key risks to financial stability in the Federal Reserve's latest survey of U.S. central bank contacts, with geopolitical ... Read More

Fed Says Persistent Inflation Is Seen as Top Financial Risk

Higher-than-expected interest rates amid persistent inflation are seen as the biggest threat to financial stability among market participants and observers, according to the Federal Reserve. Read More

Fed's Goolsbee says 'stalled' inflation progress puts policy on hold

Progress on bringing down inflation has "stalled" this year, Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said on Friday, becoming the latest U.S. central banker to retreat from an earlier focus ... Read More

US Economy News Today: Bowman Sees Risk of Another Rate Hike If Inflation Progress Stalls

Welcome to Investopedia's economics live blog, where we explain what the day's news says about the state of the U.S. economy ... Fed to cut rates. “To be clear, the key risk is not that ... Read More

Inflation Expectations Flag Fed Hike Risk, Piper Sandler Says

The bond market’s outlook on inflation is a key component for Federal Reserve policymakers in determining interest-rate policy. And what traders are signaling now is potentially problematic. Read More

US Economy News Today: Federal Reserve's Path Forward May Get Murkier

Welcome to Investopedia's economics live blog, where we explain what the day's news says about the state of the U.S. economy ... the Fed would have to gain “greater confidence” that inflation ... Read More

US Economy News Today: Fed Watchers Try to Decode How Soon Is 'Fairly Soon'

She is the Economics Editor for news ... The Fed Sees A Soft Landing Coming into Focus If the Federal Reserve’s latest economic projections are anything close to accurate, the U.S. economy ... Read More

Reaccelerating economy is a problem for the Fed, says Apollo's Chief Economist

Torsten Slok, Apollo Global Management chief economist & partner, joins 'Fast Money' to discuss why he believes a reaccelerating economy is putting pressure on inflation and will be an issue for the ... Read More

Fed's Jefferson points to higher-for-longer policy rate if inflation doesn't slow

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson, in remarks that skirted any mention of interest rate cuts, said the U.S. central bank was ready to keep its tight monetary policy in place if inflation ... Read More

Fed's Waller still sees 'no rush' to cut rates amid sticky inflation data

NEW YORK, March 27 (Reuters) - Recent disappointing inflation data affirms the case for the U.S. Federal ... data to gain that confidence, but until then, a strong economy gives the Fed space ... Read More

Why is my 401(k) rising? More Fed rate cuts on the way? We answer your economy questions

See the market soar. The dynamic held to form last week when the Federal Reserve stuck to its forecast of three rate cuts this year despite a worrisome inflation ... for the U.S. economy and ... Read More

Fed sees three rate cuts in 2024 but a more shallow easing path

WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday recent high inflation ... the economy to grow 2.1% this year, above what's considered the U.S. economy's ... Read More