The Latest Breaking News from the Federal Reserve

After the blow of several bank failures in recent weeks, investors are now eyeing the Fed’s policy decision, scheduled to release today. Given fears of an economic downturn, eliminating fundamentally weak stocks Lucid Group (LCID), Robinhood Markets (HOOD), and SNDL Inc. (SNDL) from your watchlist could be wise before the…

The Federal Reserve is grappling with a hazier economic picture clouded by turmoil in the banking industry and still-high inflation just as it meets to decide whether to keep raising interest rates or declare a pause

Kasikorn Research Center (KResearch) expects the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates by 0.25% on Wednesday to tame inflation as the banking crisis in the US and Europe has eased somewhat.

There are possible consequences for regular people, small businesses and the economy.

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The size of deposits covered by federal bank rescues has lawmakers talking about the discipline of a cap on deposit insurance.

What will the Federal Reserve and Bank of England do with benchmark interest rates in the wake of the banking crisis? Traditionally, controlling inflation has been the prime mandate of central banks.

Although the Fed might opt for a softer stance on the rate hike at the policy meeting this week, the fears of further aggressive rate hikes later this year remain. This, along with the banking crisis, is fueling recession concerns. Therefore, investing in defensive stocks McDonald’s (MCD), Elevance Health (ELV),…

Still grappling with persistently high inflation, the Federal Reserve faces an entirely new — and in some ways conflicting — challenge as it meets to consider interest rates this week: How to restore calm to a nervous banking system