Seven hikes? Fast-rising wages could cause the Fed to raise interest rates even higher this year

Too much of a good thing, in the form of rapidly rising wages, is expected to push Federal Reserve interest rate hikes at an even faster pace. Average hourly earnings jumped 0.7% in January and are no...

How the Biden administration misread the inflation threat

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (L) and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell (R) testify during a hearing before Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill Novemb...

Why The US Is Taking So Long To Build A Digital Dollar

conceptual finance image of American one hundred dollar bill and binary code of one and zero getty What Happened On January 20th 2022, the US Federal Reserve Board released its initial concept paper f...

Volatility to shock investors in messy market: BofA’s Subramanian says

Investors should proceed with caution, according to BofA Securities’ Savita Subramanian. Even though February kicked off on a strong note, she warned on CNBC’s “Fast Money” a m...

Federal Reserve statement January 2022: Here’s what changed

This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting on Dec. 15. Text removed from the December sta...

Stocks Jump After Federal Reserve Confirms March Interest Rate Hike To Fight Surging Inflation

Topline The stock market ticked higher on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve reassured investors that it would “soon” begin raising interest rates in March as it looks to combat a decades-high surge ...

Growth slowdown to spark 10% stock plunge, Morgan Stanley warns

Investors may be playing with fire. According to Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson, the S&P 500 is vulnerable to a 10% plunge despite Monday’s late buying binge. He warns investors are dang...

The stock market slide is unlikely to budge the Fed from tightening

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images The current slide in the stock market may be spooking some i...

Fed releases long-awaited study on a digital dollar, but doesn’t take a position yet on creating one

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaking at a re-nomination hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, on January 11, 2022, in Washington, DC. Pool / Getty The Fe...

Biden to nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin as vice chair for supervision at Fed

Sarah Bloom Raskin, in her role as Deputy Treasury Secretary at the Treasury Department in Washington, October 2, 2014. Yuri Gripas | Reuters President Joe Biden will nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin to be...

Here’s Why Stocks Are Rallying Despite Another Dire Inflation Report

Topline The stock market moved slightly higher on Wednesday even after consumer prices jumped again last month—with inflation at nearly 40-year highs, suggesting a good deal of uncertainty has already...

UBS says the Fed is behind the curve in shrinking the balance sheet

The Federal Reserve is behind the curve when it comes to shrinking the balance sheet, according to UBS Global Wealth Management’s Kelvin Tay.  Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that he exp...

Ether Prices Bounced Back Today—What’s Next For The Digital Currency?

Ether prices climbed earlier today and have retained most of their gains. (Photo Illustration by … [+] Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Ge...

‘Too much good news to ignore’ drove Tuesday’s market rally

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said that Tuesday’s stock market rally was made possible by cooling bond yields and favorable commentary from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. “Sometimes, th...

Fed Vice Chair Clarida to step down early following scrutiny over his trades during pandemic

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said Monday he will be leaving his post with just a few weeks left on his term and amid revelations regarding his trading of stock funds. In an announceme...

Fed Chair Powell says rate hikes, tighter policy will be needed to control inflation

U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during his re-nominations hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., January 11, ...

Stocks Rally After Powell Says Fed Not Afraid To Raise Rates Further If Higher Inflation Persists

Topline The stock market jumped—erasing earlier losses—after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged in testimony before the Senate on Tuesday that the central bank wouldn’t hesitate to raise i...

Federal Reserve Not Afraid To Raise Rates Further If Higher Inflation Persists, Powell Says

Topline The stock market turned positive after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged in testimony before the Senate on Tuesday that the central bank wouldn’t hesitate to raise interest rates ...

Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell testify live at his Senate confirmation hearing

[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies Tuesday before the Senate Banking...

Stock futures dip after S&P 500 posts 4-day losing streak

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 07, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures were slightly lower in overnight trading Sunday after a...

The Fed is scaring markets with the triple threat of policy tightening

A child passes by the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building on Constitution Avenue, NW, on Monday, April 26, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Investors have been prep...

The Fed’s Warning Crashes Bitcoin And Crypto Prices—A Shaky Year Ahead

This week, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies sank after the Fed released the minutes of its December meeting, which revealed a U-turn in its policy that might not bode well for cry...

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...

Markets and the economy brace as the Fed’s first hike could come in two months

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images If everything goes according to plan, the Federal Reserve in a little over two months will en...