What to Watch at the Fed’s Final Meeting of 2023 Federal Reserve officials are widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged, but economists will watch for hints at what’s next.
Inflation Holds Roughly Steady Ahead of Fed Meeting Consumer prices rose 3.1 percent in the year through November, and a closely watched core index was roughly the same rate as the previous month.
What’s Next for Interest Rates? An Era of ‘Peak Uncertainty.’ Federal Reserve officials could keep all options on the table at their meeting this week, even as data shape up according to plan.
Jerome Powell Says It’s Too Soon to Guess When Rates Will Drop The Federal Reserve chair said officials could still raise rates “if” that becomes necessary, and that it’s too soon to guess when they will ease.
Climate Protesters Get in Fed’s Face as Policy Clash Grows Louder Jerome H. Powell, the central bank’s chair, has been interrupted recently by a climate group that thinks disruption will win the day.