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US economy remains robust despite the 11 rate rises the Fed has implemented – its most aggressive rate-rising cycle in 40 years

When Chair Jerome Powell and other Federal Reserve officials gather this week for their latest decision on interest rates, they will do so on the cusp of achieving an elusive “soft landing” — the feat of curbing inflation without causing a deep recession

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.63%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +1.74% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices finished the regular session in the red as talks between the White House and Republican representatives on raising the U.S. debt ceiling ended without…

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June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.10%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +0.08% this morning as market participants looked ahead to a major earnings week on Wall Street.

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.10%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are down -0.04% this morning as market participants looked ahead to a major earnings week on Wall Street.

A senior Federal Reserve official said Friday that there has been little progress on inflation for more than a year and that more interest rate hikes are needed to get prices under control

Still grappling with persistently high inflation, the Federal Reserve faces an entirely new — and in some ways conflicting — challenge as it meets to consider interest rates this week: How to restore calm to a nervous banking system

A run of strong economic data and signs that inflation remains stubbornly high could lead the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark rate higher in the coming months than it has previously forecast, several Fed officials say

WASHINGTON — The search firm hired by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to help find a new president includes among its executives the wife of Austan Goolsbee, the person ultimately picked for the role.