Jeanna Smialek
The New York Times
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The U.S. Has Hit the Debt Ceiling. What's Next?
Lawmakers will need to reach a bipartisan agreement to lift the debt limit. The longer it takes, the more turmoil there could be for the United States and the global economy. → Read More
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. → Read More
Key Takeaways From Regulatory Review of Bank Failures
The Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. reviewed what went wrong with oversight of two regional banks. A watchdog agency released its own take. → Read More
Regulators Race to Contain Silicon Valley Bank Fallout and Close Signature Bank
The Treasury, Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unveiled a plan to contain fallout from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. → Read More
Ben Bernanke Led the Fed During the Worst Financial Crisis in Generations
Mr. Bernanke was chair of the Federal Reserve during the global financial crisis, which brought the world’s economy to its knees. → Read More
Fed Announces Plan to Assess Climate Risks to Banks
The Federal Reserve will put big banks through climate scenario tests next year, but the exercises will not force banks to raise capital. → Read More
Retail sales rise more than expected, keeping pressure on the Fed.
Central bank officials are watching closely for signs that the economy is running hot, stoking inflation, and strong spending in June could push them closer to a bigger interest rate increase. → Read More
Consumer Prices Jump Sharply Again in June: Live Updates
The Consumer Price Index rose 9.1 percent from a year ago, a 40-year high that defied expectations of moderating price pressures. Food, rent and gasoline were among the categories that recorded the biggest increases, further squeezing Americans’ budgets. → Read More
Interest Rates Rise Around the World, as War and High Inflation Grind On
Nearly four dozen countries have raised interest rates this year in a bid to contain the most rapid inflation in decades. → Read More
Stocks Enter Bear Market, a Grim Signal of Economic Fears
The S&P has declined 22 percent since January, amid converging worries about inflation, the Ukraine war, Covid and the Fed’s response to the economy. → Read More
Biden-Powell Meeting, Inflation and Oil Prices News: Live Updates
Big risks threaten economic growth around the world as central banks try to bring prices under control. → Read More
Prices Continued to Rise in April, But Gains Slowed a Little: Live Updates
The takeaway from the Consumer Price Index report is nuanced: Annual inflation moderated for the first time in months, but a closely watched measure actually accelerated. → Read More
Lisa Cook Becomes First Black Woman Confirmed as a Fed Governor
Ms. Cook is the first Black woman ever confirmed as a governor at the Federal Reserve. → Read More
Fed Officials Are on the Defensive as High Inflation Lingers
Critics have accused the Federal Reserve of not reacting quickly enough to tame rising prices. On Friday, a Fed governor explained why it took so long. → Read More
Federal Reserve Is Expected to Increase Rates Again as It Combats Inflation
A housing development in Sacramento. Mortgage applications have fallen to their lowest level since 2018.Credit...Andri Tambunan for The New York Times Mortgage rates have climbed nearly two percentage points since the start of the year — the fastest pace in nearly four decades — making it even more expensive for prospective home buyers in an already overheated market. Whether those rates climb… → Read More
Live Stock Market, Economy and Business Updates
The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index climbed 6.6 percent from a year earlier, the quickest pace of increase since 1982. → Read More
Federal Reserve Rolls Out Tough Trading Restrictions After Scandal
Top Federal Reserve officials will be barred from owning many securities after a trading scandal and a series of prominent resignations. → Read More
Stocks, Earnings and Business News: Live Updates
Central bankers panned the idea that they will raise interest rates between meetings. Nor have they settled on a big rate increase. → Read More
Inflation, Stocks, Twitter Earnings and Business News: Live Updates
Consumer Price Index data show that prices climbed over the past year more rapidly than economists expected. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.6 percent. → Read More
Live Business News: Nobel in Economics, Southwest Airlines Delays, I.M.F. Outlook
The three were honored for research that drew conclusions from unintended experiments. → Read More