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Kasikorn Research Center (KResearch) expects the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates by 0.25% on Wednesday to tame inflation as the banking crisis in the US and Europe has eased somewhat.

There are possible consequences for regular people, small businesses and the economy.

Although the Fed might opt for a softer stance on the rate hike at the policy meeting this week, the fears of further aggressive rate hikes later this year remain. This, along with the banking crisis, is fueling recession concerns. Therefore, investing in defensive stocks McDonald’s (MCD), Elevance Health (ELV),…

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

Swiss bank UBS agreed to buy Credit Suisse Sunday in a government-backed deal; First Republic downgraded, plans stock sale.

"The fed doesn't just get to do its own investigation," Warren said.

The travails of Credit Suisse and others have stirred up bad memories for a public still scarred by the financial crisis

Tech thought it was exceptional. Maybe it was all wishful thinking.

The FDIC is still trying to sell the bank, which is having trouble finding a buyer.