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Federal Reserve may keep rates unchanged for months as economy shows signs of health

Federal Reserve officials are expected to keep their short-term interest rate unchanged Wednesday after three cuts last year, ignoring huge pressure for lower borrowing costs from the White House in favor of waiting to see how the economy evolves

The Independent UK · Jan 28

Fed's tough challenge: Confront inflation and bank jitters

Still grappling with persistently high inflation, the Federal Reserve faces an entirely new — and in some ways conflicting — challenge as it meets to consider interest rates this week: How to restore calm to a nervous banking system

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023

Powell likely to stress Fed's inflation fight far from over

Inflation is cooling, and parts of the economy appear to be weakening

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

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Fed tackles inflation with its most diverse leadership ever

When Diane Swonk first attended the Federal Reserve’s annual economic conference in Jackson Hole in the late 1990s, there was a happy hour for women who attended the event

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2022

Powell's Jackson Hole speech will stir speculation on rates

When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers what will be his most closely scrutinized speech of the year Friday, investors and economists will be turning over his remarks for any clues about how fast the Fed may continue to raise its short-term interest rate — and for how long

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022

Zombie firms face slow death in US as era of easy credit ends

They are creations of easy credit, beneficiaries of central bank largesse. And now that the era of unconventional monetary policy is over, they’re facing a challenge like never before.

Tribune News Service · May 31, 2022

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