Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has unveiled his latest buzzword to describe monetary policy, with a "recalibration" of policy at a pivotal moment for the central bank.At his news conference following Wednesday's open market committee meeting, Powell used variations of the word no fewer than eight times as he sought...
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The Fed has the proof it wants that inflation is slowing, but the next move is still up in the air
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell arrives to testify before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2024.Chris Kleponis | AFP | Getty ImagesFederal Reserve officials head into their policy meeting...
Interest payments on the national debt top $1 trillion as deficit swells
A view shows a bronze seal beside a door at the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2023. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersThe U.S. government for the first time has spent more than $1 trillion this year on interest payments for its $35.3 trillion national debt, the Treasury Department reported...
Consumer prices rose 0.2% in August as annual inflation rate hits lowest since early 2021
Inflation in August declined to its lowest level since February 2021, according to a Labor Department report Wednesday that also showed a key measure higher than expected, setting the stage for an expected quarter percentage point rate cut from the Federal Reserve.The consumer price index, a broad measure of goods...
Draghi urges radical European Union reform requiring extra 800 billion euros a year
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi during the press conference at the Multifunctional Hall of the Prime Minister on July 12, 2022 in Rome, Italy.Massimo Di Vita | Mondadori Portfolio | Getty ImagesThe European Union needs up to 800 billion euros ($884 billion) in additional investment per year to meet its...