Fed interest rate hike articles
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US Fed Vice Chair Says Interest Rates Should Remain On Pause
The US central bank should keep interest rates at their current "restrictive" levels until it sees real progress in the fight to lower inflation, a senior Fed official said Monday.The US Federal Reserve has hiked interest rates -- and held them -- at a 23-year high as it looks to bring inflation down to its long-term target of two percent.After making significant progress last year, Fed policymakers have hit a speed bump since the start of the year, with inflation coming in too hot in the first...
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FTSE 100 trounces US and Europe since start of interest rate hikes
The FTSE 100 has emerged as the West's best-performing major stock index in the era of higher interest rates.
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Fed's Powell downplays potential for a rate hike despite higher price pressures
Powell spoke hours after a report on U.S. producer prices showed that wholesale inflation picked up in