The Latest Breaking News from Jerome Powell

Investors analyze potential impact on tightening cycle as borrowing costs reach two-decade high.

When Chair Jerome Powell and other Federal Reserve officials gather this week for their latest decision on interest rates, they will do so on the cusp of achieving an elusive “soft landing” — the feat of curbing inflation without causing a deep recession

Proposed changes would mandate larger banks to hold additional capital as buffer against potential losses.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis often tells Republican voters on the campaign trail that they should choose him because he is embracing big, bold policy positions that prove he is the presidential candidate most ready to wage an all-out battle on the political left.

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials were less united at their June meeting than their unanimous decision suggested, as some favored interest-rate increases but went along with the move to leave policy unchanged.

After a record-breaking run that saw mortgage rates plunge to all-time lows and home prices soar to new highs, the U.S. housing market finally started slowing in late 2022. Mortgage companies engaged in mass layoffs, real estate economists lamented a “housing recession” and home prices seemed poised for a correction.

MADRID: Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said at least two interest-rate increases are likely necessary this year to bring the inflation rate down to the US central bank’s 2% target and that acting at consecutive policy meetings isn’t “off the table.”

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are up +0.24%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are up +0.27% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices ended the regular session mixed as investors weighed Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish signals, while bracing for another round of economic data.

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are up +0.13%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are up +0.16% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices ended the regular session mixed as investors weighed Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s hawkish signals, while bracing for another round of economic data.