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Nick Timiraos

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ARTICLES BY NICK TIMIRAOS

Minutes of the Fed’s meeting suggest the central bankers might be comfortable holding rates steady for at least the rest of the year. PHOTO: JOSHUA ROBERTS/REUTERS

The Fed Wants More Evidence Before Changing Rate Stance

3 min read . 22 Nov 2023

Federal Reserve officials are set to maintain a ‘wait-and-see’ approach by holding rates steady for the second straight meeting. PHOTO: VALERIE PLESCH/BLOOMBERG NEWS

Fed Officials Debate Whether They Have Raised Rates Enough

5 min read . 01 Nov 2023

Fed Chair Jerome Powell earlier this month conceded that higher term premiums could substitute for Fed hikes in short-term rates though he hesitated to say so definitively.

Higher Bond Yields Could End the Fed’s Historic Rate Rises

5 min read . 30 Oct 2023

Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, speaking at a meeting of the Economic Club of New York on Thursday.

Fed’s Jerome Powell Signals Extended Pause in Interest Rate Rises

4 min read . 19 Oct 2023

Why One Fed Official Is Ready to Stop Raising Rates

Why One Fed Official Is Ready to Stop Raising Rates

4 min read . 18 Oct 2023

If sustained, the rise in long-term Treasury yields could moot the need for Fed officials to raise rates again this year. PHOTO: NATHAN HOWARD/BLOOMBERG NEWS

Fed Minutes Show Officials Divided on Future Rate Rise

3 min read . 12 Oct 2023

Stronger-than-expected consumer spending earlier this year gave the U.S. economy a boost.

Bond Selloff Threatens Hopes for Economy’s Soft Landing

7 min read . 04 Oct 2023

Fed Holds Rates Steady but Pencils in One More Hike This Year

Fed Holds Rates Steady but Pencils in One More Hike This Year

3 min read . 21 Sep 2023

Why a Soft Landing Could Prove Elusive

Why a Soft Landing Could Prove Elusive

6 min read . 18 Sep 2023

Resilient U.S. Economy Defies Expectations

Resilient U.S. Economy Defies Expectations

8 min read . 02 Sep 2023

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. AP/PTI (AP)

Why the recession is always six months away

9 min read . 07 Mar 2023

The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates at the fastest pace since the early 1980s. (Photo: AFP)

Hard or soft landing? Some economists see neither if growth accelerates

6 min read . 17 Feb 2023

Difficult debates at the Fed over whether it has done enough to take on high inflation could be ahead as signs persist of a hot job market. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Job gains could fuel Fed debate over whether more is needed to corral inflation

4 min read . 05 Feb 2023

Fed officials are lifting rates to lower inflation by restraining growth (Photo: Bloomberg)

Fed’s interest-rate strategy hinges on how quickly rate hikes slow economy

6 min read . 30 Jan 2023

The Federal Reserve will need to gauge how effective rate increases have been in cooling economic growth. (AFP)

How quickly rate increases slow the economy could shape 2023 Fed policy

6 min read . 30 Jan 2023

The Fed is likely to raise interest rates on Wednesday by a quarter percentage point to a range between 4.5% and 4.75%, slowing increases for the second consecutive meeting (AFP)

Fed debates whether wages or employment rate will drive inflation

5 min read . 29 Jan 2023

Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other central bank officials have been assessing the impact of interest-rate increases on inflation and consumer demand. (Bloomberg)

Fed sets course for milder interest-rate rise in February

6 min read . 23 Jan 2023

A file photo of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Photo: Reuters)

Jerome Powell says bringing down inflation could fuel political opposition

3 min read . 10 Jan 2023

The pandemic that hit the US in March 2020 delivered an unexpected housing boom, driven by working from home (REUTERS)

Housing slump set to give Fed an inflation-fighting assist

5 min read . 25 Dec 2022

Fed chairman Jerome Powell. (Photo: Bloomberg)

How long should Powell keep raising interest rates? Fed officials are divided

9 min read . 13 Dec 2022