JEANNA SMIALEK

The Federal Reserve chair will speak at a key annual economics conference, which is focused on economic constraints. But investors will be listening for clues…

Inflation has been worse in Southern cities, burdening residents and prompting the question: What can it teach the rest of the country?

Fed officials are waiting for an inflation slowdown, and economists have predicted that this could mark the start of a deceleration.

Stocks rose after the Federal Reserve’s recent meeting, with investors hoping the central bank would dial back rate increases. Not so soon, officials indicated on…

The central bank raised rates by three-quarters of a percentage point and suggested additional large increases could be warranted.

The central bank made its second consecutive increase of three-quarters of a point as it tries to combat the fastest pace of inflation in 40…

The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates to fight inflation. Some economists want more; some politicians want less. What’s the logic?

Central bankers around the world have been picking up the pace of rate increases. Now the big question looms: When will they slow down?

The Consumer Price Index soared to 9.1 percent, a bigger-than-expected increase and the highest since 1981.

The Federal Reserve is trying to cool down the economy to bring inflation under control, but the job market is still going strong.