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What the federal funds rate means to you"The bank problems are probably making a lot of people think twice," said Diana Furchtgott-Roth, an economics professor at George Washington University and former chief economist at the Department of…

Rate hikes, one year laterFor its part, the Fed has already hiked its benchmark fund rate eight times over the last year to its current level of between 4.5% and 4.75%.The federal funds rate, which is set by the central bank, is the…

"We will have to look at the JOLTS numbers and other numbers coming out but if somebody is saying that they are surprised by this commentary, I am not really because to me it is really not surprising and anybody who goes to the markets and…

A gas station in Arlington, Virginia.Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty ImagesNew government data for January shows high inflation has continued into the new year.That has some economists worried high prices may prove to be…

Prices on displayed in a New York grocery store on Feb. 1, 2023.Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty ImagesHigh inflation has followed the U.S. economy into 2023, as consumers continued to see high prices in January.Inflation rose 0.5% for…

A man looks at frozen foods for sale at a Dollar Store in Alhambra, California on August 23, 2022.Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesAmong all rising costs, sky-high grocery bills have been especially painful.Although the consumer price…

The pipeline of primary issuances in the capital market looks strong for 2023, even as the macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties prevail, as most of these risks have largely been factored into stock prices, according to Anand Dalmia,…

Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has asked stock exchanges to examine if there was any unusual activity in the stocks belonging to the Adani Group amid the plunge in their prices, said a person with direct knowledge…

The Federal Reserve raised the target federal funds rate for the eighth time in a row on Wednesday, in its continued effort to tame persistent inflation.At its latest meeting, the central bank approved a more modest 0.25 percentage point…

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to announce its eighth consecutive rate hike at this week's policy meeting. This time, Fed officials likely will approve a 0.25 percentage point increase as inflation starts to ease, a more modest pace…