The Latest Breaking News from US Federal Reserve

Asian stock markets are mostly higher after the Federal Reserve chairman said the U.S. central bank wants to avoid causing a recession but one is possible as it raises interest rates to cool surging inflation

The prolonged Russia-Ukraine war started in February and dragging on into the second quarter of 2022, has caused a hike in global crude oil prices to high levels. The average price of ICE Brent crude oil increased from 13.86 USD per barrel in the first quarter of 2022 to 111.63…

Rising rates are a headwind for most stocks. However, for a handful, they are leading to an earnings boom,. Here are 3 stocks benefitting from higher rates: Humana (HUM), Everest RE (RE), and Silvercrest Asset Management (SAMG).

Although manufacturing output weakened last month in the face of the Fed’s tightening monetary policy, the industry’s long-term prospects look bright, given the lucrative government funding and technological advancements. Thus, quality manufacturing stocks Vishay Precision Group (VPG), Core Molding Technologies (CMT), Hillenbrand (HI), and Mueller Industries (MLI), which are rated…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell began his two days of testimony before the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. This meeting on Capitol Hill follows the 8.6% uptick in the consumer price index (CPI), which came out last month — this was the highest increase since December 1981.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave his most explicit acknowledgment to date that steep rate hikes could tip the US economy into recession, saying one is possible and calling a soft landing “very challenging.”

"It is not our intended outcome at all," Powell told lawmakers on Wednesday.

The surging inflation and the Fed’s efforts to tame it by aggressively hiking interest rates have led to many analysts forecasting a recession later this year. Investors must consider picking up stocks that generate passive income in an uncertain economic environment. Medtronic (MDT) recently announced an 8% increase in its…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell rehashed the central bank's desire to cool down inflation on Wednesday as part of a congressionally mandated semiannual report on monetary policy.