Jerome Powell

Fed announces smallest interest hike in a year as inflation ‘eases somewhat’
Quarter-point increase to a range of 4.5% to 4.75% signals a slowdown in Fed’s fight against soaring inflation
Dominic Rushe in New York
01, Feb, 2023 @7:40 PM

How high did US inflation get this year and where is it headed in 2023?
Inflation soared in 2022 amid Covid-19, the war in Ukraine and a broken supply chain – but here’s what we can expect next
Lauren Aratani
26, Dec, 2022 @11:00 AM

We need serious public policy, not more printed money – the US economy is in tatters
Decades of bailouts have convinced some that the Fed will always come to the rescue – but this only papers over the fundamental flaws of the US economy
Doug Henwood
05, Nov, 2022 @7:00 AM

Federal Reserve warns of ‘pain’ ahead as inflation surges
The US central bank is expected to announce a sharp rise in interest rates on Wednesday in an attempt to tackle the cost of living crisis
Dominic Rushe
21, Sep, 2022 @6:00 AM

Dow Jones plunges amid news of US inflation rates
Inflation slowed for the second consecutive month as energy costs fall
Dominic Rushe
13, Sep, 2022 @8:59 PM

Interest rates: three central banks facing one agonising decision | Larry Elliott
In the fight against inflation the ECB, Bank of England and Federal Reserve risk either doing too much too soon, or too little too late
Larry Elliott
21, Jul, 2022 @5:00 AM

Markets brace for sharpest rise in US interest rates in almost 30 years
Federal Reserve expected to increase cost of borrowing by 0.75 percentage points to curb rising inflation
Larry Elliott Economics editor
15, Jun, 2022 @11:27 AM

US Federal Reserve indicates increase in interest rates as inflation rises
Fed chair Jerome Powell said the central bank would make a decision on the rate raise in its March meeting
Dominic Rushe in New York
26, Jan, 2022 @9:11 PM

OECD inflation hits 25-year high, as Fed’s Powell vows to stop it becoming ‘entrenched’ – as it happened
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell is appearing for a confirmation hearing at the Senate, as prices across the OECD jump at the fastest pace since 1996
Graeme Wearden
11, Jan, 2022 @6:06 PM

Tame US inflation carefully or risk some nasty side-effects
Paul Volcker’s shock therapy hollowed out American manufacturing and permanently boosted both Beijing and Wall Street
Larry Elliott
12, Dec, 2021 @11:50 AM

US jobless claims rise; FTSE 100 dips; rising dollar hits commodity prices – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Graeme Wearden
17, Jun, 2021 @6:22 PM

Covid-19 drives leaders to make unprecedented interventions but what next?
New thinking is needed because of economic turmoil since 2008 and environmental concerns
Larry Elliott
13, Sep, 2020 @10:38 AM
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