Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Federal Reserve officials were at odds over the US central bank’s decision to lower interest rates by a half-point last […]
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A top Federal Reserve official said the central bank was now “well positioned” to pull off a soft landing for
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This is part of a series, ‘Economists Exchange’, featuring conversations between top FT commentators and leading economists The Federal Reserve has officially embarked on its first campaign to ease monetary policy since Covid swept across the globe in 2020 and
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US interest rates myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell signalled that the US central bank would consider reverting to its more usual quarter-point
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US interest rates myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A top Federal Reserve official said the US central bank should revert to cutting interest rates “gradually”, after a
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US interest rates myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A top Federal Reserve official has said he would support more aggressive interest rate cuts from the US central
Speaking last month in Jackson Hole, Jay Powell was explicit about what he considered the Federal Reserve’s mission as the US economy emerged from a gruelling inflation shock. “We will do everything we can to support a strong labour market
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point on Wednesday and signalled more reductions would
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US interest rates myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The Federal Reserve faces a close call over whether to cut US interest rates by a larger-than-expected half-point next
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