The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

Though inflation has declined slightly from the multi-decade high level, the Federal Reserve’s intention to keep raising interest rates until price increases return to its target level could keep the stock market under pressure in the near term. Therefore, we think it could be wise to avoid fundamentally weak stocks…

The Federal Reserve consistently says its actions are data dependent. “Data dependence is, and always has been, at the heart of policymaking at the Federal Reserve,” Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said in a 2019 speech.

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The pace of sales at U.S. retailers was unchanged last month as persistently high inflation and rising interest rates forced many households to spend more cautiously

Figures follow others indicating prices are beginning to fall as higher interest rates and living costs bite

Rate hikes could induce a recession and hurt ordinary people. We need price stabilisation measures instead

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Markets drifted in Asia on Wednesday, with investors trying to navigate an uncertain economic landscape as central banks hike interest rates to fight runaway inflation, in turn fueling fears of a possible recession. But while officials at the Federal Reserve and its peers are expected to keep tightening monetary policy…

As the Reserve Bank considers another rate increase today, a more equitable approach would seek to shift the costs of dealing with inflation on to the least vulnerable, argues Edward Miller