The US central bank's favored measure of inflation accelerated last month, according to government data published Friday, pushing back the chances of an interest rate cut this summer.The hotter print is likely to cement the view that inflation, while down sharply since 2022, remains a challenge, and could keep the Federal Reserve on pause as it seeks to battle rising prices.It also complicates US president Joe Biden's reelection message as he seeks to convince still-skeptical consumers that the...
The central bank said that economic activity had continued to expand ‘at a solid pace’ but there had been a ‘lack of further progress’ towards its inflation objective
Since the start of the year, central bankers' best hopes to take pressure
A key member of the US central bank, Raphael Bostic, tells the BBC rates might only ease "at the end of 2024".
May 1 (UPI) — The Federal Reserve Wednesday voted to keep interest rates unchanged, in line with expectations as inflation remains above the central bank’s 2% threshold. The Federal reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement that the central bank left interest rates for overnight bank borrowing within a range of 5.25%-5.5%. With CPI inflation at 3.5%, the […] The post Fed leaves interest rates unchanged amid inflation rate higher than 2% target first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
The Fed voted to leave interest rates on hold for the sixth consecutive meeting but policymakers flagged a "lack of further progress" on inflation.
A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Nowadays, it’s anyone’s guess when the Federal Reserve will begin to cut interest rates this year — if at all. Fed officials are meeting this week, starting Tuesday, to discuss rates and set policy. They’re widely expected to hold rates steady for the sixth straight meeting. But analysts...
The Fed's decision to hike interest rates and then hold them at a 23-year high has helped to significantly lower elevated inflation, although it remains stuck firmly above the US central bank's long-term target of two percent.Since the start of this year, the Fed's favored inflation measure has actually accelerated, hitting an annual rate of 2.7 percent in March, while economic growth has slowed, and the labor market has remained robust.The current environment, analysts say, is likely to lead...
The path for the Bank of England to cut interest rate cuts looks increasingly uncertain, particularly as the US Federal Reserve looks set to wait a while longer before loosening policy.
Fed announces it will keep interest rates at 5.25% to 5.5% as rate of inflation remains above target of 2%The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it is holding interest rates steady at 5.25% to 5.5%, their highest level in two decades, as inflation continues to dog the US economy.Though some had hoped the Fed would soon cut interest rates, which are at their highest level since 2007, the annual rate of inflation has stubbornly remained above 3%. The Fed’s target rate is 2%. Continue...
Central bankers were widely expected to leave borrowing costs at a level
WASHINGTON (AP) — After three straight hotter-than-expected inflation reports, Federal Reserve officials have turned more cautious about the prospect of interest rate cuts this year. The big question, after they end their latest policy meeting Wednesday, will be: Will they still signal rate cuts at all this year? Wall Street traders now envision just a single rate cut this year to the Fed’s