Published 1 year ago

The Fed Slows Rate Increases

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The shift down to a quarter-point increase marked a return to a slower, more orthodox pace of rate rises after the Fed rapidly ratcheted up borrowing costs last year. The latest increase by the Federal Open Market Committee brings the federal funds rate to 4.5-4.75 per cent.

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Times of India

Fed slows rate hikes, signals further increases are coming

Policymakers lifted the Feds target for its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to a range of 4.5% to 4.75%. The smaller move followed a half-point increase in December and four jumbo-sized 75 basis-point hikes prior to that.

1 year ago·India

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Bloomberg

Fed slows rate hikes even as Powell says there’s more work to do

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said policymakers expect to deliver a “couple” more interest-rate increases before putting their aggressive tightening campaign on hold, even as they slowed their drive to

1 year ago·United States

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Political Wire

The Fed Slows Rate Increases

“Federal Reserve officials made their eighth interest rate increase in a year on Wednesday as they continued their fight against rapid inflation. And while policymakers slowed the pace of adjustment to give themselves more time to see how their policies are affecting the economy, they signaled further rate moves to come,” the New York Times reports. “The central bank concluded its first meeting of 2023 by announcing a quarter-point rate move, th…

1 year ago·New York, United States

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rnd.de

US Federal Reserve slows down the pace: key interest rate rises by 0.25 percentage points

Price inflation has recently continued to weaken in the USA — but inflation remains high. This is reflected in the interest rate decision by the US Federal Reserve Fed.

1 year ago·Germany

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