Interest Rates

The Fed faces ‘so many unknowns’ now as it digs in to fight against inflation
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The Fed faces ‘so many unknowns’ now as it digs in to fight against inflation

Federal Reserve officials made a stand Wednesday, switching from champions for employment equality to fighters of inflation. Can they pull it off? Source

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Federal Reserve approves first interest rate hike in more than three years, sees six more ahead
Finance

Federal Reserve approves first interest rate hike in more than three years, sees six more ahead

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday approved its first interest rate increase in more than three years, an incremental salvo to address spiraling inflation without torpedoing economic growth. After keeping its benchmark interest rate anchored near zero since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, the policymaking Federal Open Market Committee said it will raise rates by […]

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BlackRock’s Rieder sees more downside in the short term and is holding more cash than usual
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BlackRock’s Rieder sees more downside in the short term and is holding more cash than usual

BlackRock’s Rick Rieder said stocks still have a ways to fall in a period of uncertainty, but they should be higher at the end of the year. Source

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Here’s everything the Federal Reserve is expected to do at its meeting this week
Finance

Here’s everything the Federal Reserve is expected to do at its meeting this week

Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The Federal Reserve this week faces the monumental challenge of starting to undo its massive economic help at a time when conditions are […]

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