Yellen: US faces ‘risk’ of recession as inflation battle may slow economy
Washington, United States--The United States faces “a risk” of recession as its battle against inflation could slow the nation’s economy, ...
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US recession fears deepen as economy shrinks again
WASHINGTON, United States—The US economy contracted for a second straight quarter between April and June, according to official data released ...
Read moreUS Fed hikes interest rate in battle against high inflation
WASHINGTON, United States—The Federal Reserve escalated its battle against the wave of price increases battering the US economy, raising the ...
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US consumer prices hit new 40-year high as Ukraine shock looms
US consumer prices hit a new 40-year high last month as the world's largest economy continued to be battered by ...
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US Fed official sees big hike at March meeting
Washington, United States—The US economy is healthy enough that interest rates should go from their current zero level to one ...
Read moreFed officials expect quicker US rate hikes
WASHINGTON, United States—Faced with stubbornly high inflation, US central bankers are considering an accelerated schedule for raising the benchmark borrowing ...
Read moreUS hiring in January surprisingly up despite COVID-19
WASHINGTON, United States—The US economy brushed off a spike in COVID-19 infections to add 467,000 jobs in January, far better ...
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Fed’s Powell pledges to fight inflation in second term
WASHINGTON, United States—The pressures pushing prices to multi-decade highs are likely to last through the middle of the year, and ...
Read moreFederal Reserve sees rate hikes ‘sooner’ as inflation spikes: meeting minutes
WASHINGTON, United States—Federal Reserve officials last month were concerned about the Omicron impact, but believed the US economy had recovered ...
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US Fed to announce stimulus tapering in this week’s meeting
WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve is set to begin removing a major plank of the stimulus policies it rolled out last year ...
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