interest rates

Fed hikes rates by a quarter percentage point, indicates increases are near an end

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted a quarter percentage point interest rate increase, expressing caution about the recent…

The Fed forecasts just one more rate hike this year

The Federal Reserve will hike interest rates just one more time in 2023 before the central bank ends its inflation…

‘Be mindful of your risk’: Money manager tackles Silicon Valley Bank fallout on ETFs

There’s speculation the Silicon Valley Bank collapse could expose problems lurking in ETFs tied to specific sectors. Astoria Portfolio Advisors…

Here’s everything the Federal Reserve is expected to do Wednesday

(Follow our live coverage of the Fed rate decision today.) Update: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted a quarter percentage point interest…

Fed poised to approve quarter-point rate hike this week, despite market turmoil

Even with turmoil in the banking industry and uncertainty ahead, the Federal Reserve likely will approve a quarter-percentage-point interest rate…

One year after the first rate hike, the Fed stands at policy crossroads

The Federal Reserve is one year down its rate-hiking path, and in some ways it’s both closer and further away…

Inflation report due Tuesday has the potential to deliver some bad news

Just as Federal Reserve officials have grown optimistic that inflation is cooling, news could come countering that narrative. All market…

Inflation rose 0.5% in January, more than expected and up 6.4% from a year ago

Inflation turned higher to start 2023, as rising shelter, gas and fuel prices took their toll on consumers, the Labor…

Wholesale prices rose 0.7% in January, more than expected, fueling inflation increase

Inflation rebounded in January at the wholesale level, as producer prices rose more than expected to start the year, the…

Fed’s Powell heads to Capitol Hill this week, and he’s going to have his hands full

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is set to appear before Congress with a tall task: Persuade legislators that he’s committed…