Topline With numerous Federal Reserve officials sounding the alarm on inflation, minutes from the central bank’s latest monetary policy meeting released Wednesday hinted at bigger interest rate hikes ...
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More Fed Officials Are Sounding The Alarm On Inflation And Spooking Markets
Topline An increasing number of Federal Reserve officials have recently spooked markets by warning about the economic impact of decades-high inflation and how the central bank will need to aggressivel...
Federal Reserve’s Long-Awaited Rate Hike Is Here: Powell Announces 0.25% Increase
Topline The Federal Reserve announced a 0.25% interest rate hike on Wednesday—the first increase since 2018, while also forecasting a more-than-expected six additional hikes this year, as the central ...
Rate Hikes Are Coming In March Despite ‘Uncertain’ Impact From Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine, Powell Says
Topline Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed in testimony before Congress on Wednesday that the central bank would begin raising interest rates in two weeks amid growing urgency to combat ...
Stocks Plunge After Fed Minutes Show Central Bank Could Remove More Stimulus
Topline The stock market tanked on Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s most recent meeting showed that the central bank could become more aggressive about removing stimulus and reducing...