Are US interest rates high enough to beat inflation? The Fed will take its time to find out

High rent costs are making it harder for the Fed to beat back inflation

The soaring cost of rent is preventing the Federal Reserve from implementing its planned interest rate cuts.

Are US interest rates high enough to beat inflation? The Fed will take its time to find out

The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than previously expected to bring down inflation, several Federal Reserve officials have said in recent comments, suggesting there may be few, if any, rate cuts this year

The case for forever high interest rates

By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) – If financial markets are right, interest rates won’t just stay high this year, but possibly forever. The return of inflation means ultra-low rates are history. And markets now reflect a scenario where even the neutral interest rate that balances the economy in the long run after factoring in inflation, dubbed ‘R-star’, is rising, economists say. Traders see U.S. rates at around 4% at the end of the decade, far hi…

Are US interest rates high enough to beat inflation? The Fed will take its time to find out

The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than previously expected to bring down inflation, several Federal Reserve officials have said in recent comments, suggesting there may be few, if any, rate cuts this year.

Fed not likely to cut interest rates in June

LITTLE ROCK — The U.S. economy still hasn’t slowed to the Federal Reserve’s satisfaction, so don’t expect the Fed to cut interest rates at its June meeting, said Ryan Loy, extension economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of…

Frustrated Fed not likely to cut interest rates in June

The U.S. economy still hasn’t slowed to the Federal Reserve’s satisfaction, so don’t expect the Fed to cut interest rates at its June meeting, said Ryan Loy, extension economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.