Federal Reserve officials say that inflation has fallen further toward their target level in recent months but signaled that they expect to cut their benchmark interest rate just once this year. 2 of 3 | FILE - A screen displays a news conference with Federal Reserve Chairman Je...
The Federal Reserve said it doesn’t plan to cut interest rates until it has “greater confidence” that price increases are slowing sustainably.
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Federal Reserve officialssaidthey are leaving the central bank's benchmark interest rate unchanged, a decision widely expected by economists after recent inflation data showed that prices are stillincreasing at a faster pacethan the Fed would like. Even so, most officials are predicting three rate ...
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Federal Reserve officials at their most recent meeting welcomed recent signs that inflation is slowing and highlighted data suggesting that the job market and the broader economy could be cooling.
"Before the recent events, we were clearly on track to continue with ongoing rate hikes. In fact, as of a couple weeks ago, it looked like we'd need to raise rates over the course of the year more than we expected," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in news conference. ...
The Federal Reserve delivered that message Wednesday, first in a policy statement and then in a news conference at which Chair Jerome H. Powell reinforced it. The Fed did signal that it’s nearing along-awaited shifttoward cutting interest rates, evidence that officials are confident that they...