As Congress hurtles toward a debt limit showdown, ways to work around it are garnering attention.
Tag: Interest Rates
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U.S. Job Growth Retains Vigor Despite Economic Worries
Employers added 253,000 jobs in April and unemployment fell to 3.4 percent, but the labor market’s strength complicates the Fed’s inflation fight.
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Wages Grow Steadily, Defying Fed’s Hopes as it Fights Inflation
Pay gains picked up last month, the opposite of what Federal Reserve officials are hoping for as they try to cool inflation.
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Wages climb rapidly, defying the Fed’s hopes for a slowdown.
Pay gains picked up last month, the opposite of what Federal Reserve officials are hoping for as they try to cool inflation.
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Powell Bets the Fed Can Slow Inflation Despite Recession Fears
Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, thinks his central bank can defy history to clinch slower inflation and a soft economic landing.