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Byline: CHRISTOPHER RUGABER-AP Economics Writer

27 Mar

Fed official: Regulators will ensure all deposits are ‘safe’

published on March 27, 2023 - 12:56 PM

(AP) — The nation’s top financial regulator pledged Monday that the Federal Reserve and other agencies will take whatever steps

20 Mar

Fed’s tough challenge: Confront inflation and bank jitters

published on March 20, 2023 - 1:11 PM

(AP) — Still grappling with persistently high inflation, the Federal Reserve faces an entirely new — and in some ways

16 Mar

Fed lent $300B in emergency funds to banks in the past week

published on March 16, 2023 - 2:45 PM

(AP) — Cash-short banks have borrowed about $300 billion in emergency funding from the Federal Reserve in the past week,

10 Mar

Another US hiring surge: 311,000 jobs despite Fed rate hikes

published on March 10, 2023 - 3:02 PM

(AP) — America’s employers added a substantial 311,000 jobs in February, fewer than January’s huge gain but enough to keep

07 Mar

Powell signals increased rate hikes if economy stays strong

published on March 7, 2023 - 1:55 PM

(AP) — The Federal Reserve could increase the size of its interest rate hikes and raise borrowing costs to higher

27 Feb

2023 US recession now expected to start later than predicted

published on February 27, 2023 - 10:49 AM

(AP) — A majority of the nation’s business economists expect a U.S. recession to begin later this year than they

24 Feb

Fed’s rate hikes likely to cause a recession, research says

published on February 24, 2023 - 12:37 PM

(AP) — Can the Federal Reserve keep raising interest rates and defeat the nation’s worst bout of inflation in 40

17 Feb

Fed’s Barkin: ‘Slow progress’ on inflation, sees more hikes

published on February 17, 2023 - 12:51 PM

(AP) — A top Federal Reserve official downplayed recent signs that the economy is strengthening, but also said he is

03 Feb

An unexpected job surge confounds the Fed’s economic models

published on February 3, 2023 - 12:41 PM

(AP) — Does the Federal Reserve have it wrong? For months, the Fed has been warily watching the U.S. economy’s

30 Jan

Fed, set to impose smaller hike, may hint of fewer increases

published on January 30, 2023 - 1:01 PM

(AP) — The Federal Reserve is poised this week to raise its benchmark interest rate for an eighth time since

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