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The Latest Breaking News from the Federal Reserve

What the Fed's Latest Move May Mean For Savings Accounts

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised rates yet again. Here’s what you need to know about the Fed’s impact on savings rates.

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Anxiety knocks regional banks, shares slump

Anxiety about a rush of withdrawals by customers of regional banks continues to roil the financial sector as PacWest Bancorp attempted to calm investors investors overnight with its shares plunged 45%

The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asian markets higher after US rate hike

Asian stock markets are mostly higher after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark lending rate again to cool inflation and said it isn’t sure what may come next

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US central bank lifts rates to highest in 16 years

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and signalled it may pause further increases.

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Fed rate hikes, recession fears and political backlash leave ESG investors at a crossroads

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates again on May 3, 2023, by a quarter point, making it the Fed’s 10th rate hike since March 2022 in an ongoing fight to tame inflation. These rate hikes have been reverberating through the economy, raising prospects of a recession amid heightened concerns about…

The Conversation

The Fed raises interest rates again in what could be its final attack on inflation

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point Wednesday in an effort to curb persistent inflation. It was the tenth rate hike in 14 months, and possibly the last for a while.

WEKU

Fed Expected to Raise Interest Rates Hike by +25 bp Today and Signal a Pause

Market expectations are for the Federal Reserve later today to raise the federal funds target range by +25 bp to 5.00%-5.25%, the highest since 2007. The markets are also expecting the Fed to signal a pause in its rate-hike campaign, with tighter lending conditions and signs of a slowing economy...

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How a Fed increase could affect credit card debt, auto loans

If, as expected, the Federal Reserve raises interest rates yet again in its drive to cool inflation, much of America will be directly affected

The Independent UK

Feds Investigating Hospitals in 2 States That Refused To Perform Life-Saving Abortion

Plus: The "Kids Online Safety Act" is back and as bad as ever, expect another interest rate hike today, and more…

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The Independent UK

Stock market today: Asian markets track Wall Street decline

Asian shares have declined, tracking losses on Wall Street ahead of a decision on interest rates by the Federal Reserve

The Independent UK

Small businesses seek to avoid possible credit crunch as Federal Reserve raises rates once more

Small businesses – the heartbeat of the U.S. economy – are beginning to feel the pinch of tighter credit conditions as the Federal Reserve continues to increase borrowing costs.

The Conversation

NAB is first lender to pass on Reserve Bank's rate hike, ASX falls to five-week low ahead of US interest rate decision

NAB passes on the Reserve Bank's full rate hike to its home loan customers, but only two of its savings accounts, while the Australian share market drops on renewed worries about the stability of the US banking system.

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Stock Market Today: Stocks Slide Ahead of Fed Announcement

The major indexes tumbled Tuesday as anxiety ramped up ahead of tomorrow's policy announcement from the Federal Reserve.

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Economist Henrik Zeberg Expects History To Repeat Itself In The Worst Stock Market Crash

Companies including Morgan Stanley are making job cuts as the economy is feared to go into a recession in an unknown period.

The Independent UK

Fed is set to raise rates yet again. After that, then what?

The Federal Reserve is on track to raise its benchmark interest rate for the 10th time Wednesday, the latest step in its yearlong effort to curb inflation with the fastest pace of hikes in four decades

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Stock Index Futures Muted as Investors Await Fed Meeting, JPMorgan Takes Over First Republic

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.04%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +0.05% this morning as market participants digested JPMorgan’s takeover of First Republic’s assets while looking ahead to the Federal Reserve’s upcoming interest rate decision as well as Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report.

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JP Morgan boss plays down risk of crisis after second biggest bank failure in US history

Jamie Dimon’s remarks follow $10.6bn takeover brokered by US regulators to buy most of failed First Republic

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The Independent UK

Stock market today: Tokyo gains, most Asian markets closed

Shares have advanced in Tokyo and Sydney while most Asian markets were closed for May 1 holidays

The Guardian - UK

Time running out for US financial firms to bid for ailing bank First Republic

Deadline of Sunday set for companies such as JPMorgan Chase to table offer for California bank whose shares have plummeted

ABC News

Spectre of first global credit crunch since global financial crisis emerges as another US bank faces collapse

The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is reportedly preparing to place First Republic Bank under receivership, which would make it the third US bank to collapse this year.

The Conversation

The Federal Reserve and the art of navigating a soft landing ... when economic data sends mixed signals

With inflation easing and the U.S. economy cooling, is the Federal Reserve done raising interest rates? After all, gently bringing down the trajectory of prices without crashing the economy was the central bank’s objective when it began jacking up rates over a year ago.

The Independent UK

Fed blames itself for Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Silicon Valley Bank failed due to a combination of extremely poor bank management, weakened regulations and lax government supervision, the Federal Reserve said Friday

WEKU

The Fed admits some of the blame for Silicon Valley Bank's failure in scathing report

The Federal Reserve says its own light-touch approach to bank regulation is partly to blame for the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last month, and it promised more vigorous oversight in the future.

The Independent UK

A key inflation gauge tracked by Fed remained high in March

A key index of underlying inflation that is closely followed by the Federal Reserve remained elevated last month, keeping the Fed on track to raise interest rates next week for the 10th time since March of last year

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