Fed Raises Interest Rate Half a Percentage Point, Largest Increase Since 2000 The Federal Reserve is combating the fastest price increases in four decades and is trying to cool the economy before high inflation becomes embedded.
The Fed Wants to Fight Inflation Without a Recession. Is It Too Late? Federal Reserve officials took a while to recognize that inflation was lasting. The question is whether they can tame it gently now.
The Courage Required to Confront Inflation Inflation is the nation’s primary economic problem. The Federal Reserve still needs to move cautiously as it begins to raise interest rates.
Rising Economic Fear Batters Wall Street The S&P 500 is heading for its worst monthly decline since March 2020, as rising interest rates and high inflation raise concerns about consumer sentiment.
America’s Inflation Solution Could Become the World’s Problem Why raising interest rates here could lead to a lot of misery elsewhere.