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Jan 31

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News Wrap: Federal Reserve holds the line on interest rates

In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve held steady on interest rates, Israel's prime minister met with families of hostages held in Gaza, the U.N.'s top court rejected most of Ukraine's legal case against Russia, FBI Director Christopher Wray…

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Jan 31

WATCH: Federal Reserve signals that interest rate cuts aren’t imminent and leaves them unchanged for now

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The Federal Reserve indicated Wednesday that it’s nearing a long-awaited shift toward cutting interest rates, a sign that its officials have grown confident that they're close to fully taming inflation. But the Fed also signaled that the first rate cut is likely…

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Jan 29

Economists expect Federal Reserve to cut rates sometime this year as inflation slows

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Inflation is getting close to the Fed’s target rate, the economy is still growing at a healthy pace and the unemployment rate is near a half-century low. Most economists say they expect the first rate cut to occur in May…

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Jan 11

Watch 6:34
How December’s inflation uptick complicates Federal Reserve’s plan to lower interest rates

By Amna Nawaz, Shoshana Dubnow

New data shows that inflation ran a little higher at the end of the year than expected but slowed down significantly in 2023. Consumers are still hesitant to embrace the economy's strength, a theme that was consistent throughout last year's…

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Jan 05

Inflation rose last month in Europe, could keep rising after months of decline

By David McHugh, Associated Press

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned that inflation could tick up in coming months, taking a detour from its recent downward path.

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Dec 13

Dow hits a record after the Fed signals rate cuts in 2024

By Stan Choe, Associated Press

A powerful rally across Wall Street sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve indicated that the cuts to interest rates investors crave so much may be coming next year.

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Dec 13

Watch 5:32
Interest rates remain unchanged, but Federal Reserve signals cuts coming in 2024

By Stephanie Sy, Shoshana Dubnow

The Federal Reserve opted to leave interest rates unchanged, but Fed Chairman Jerome Powell suggested there may be as many as three rate cuts next year. Powell said rate hikes appear to be over for now and the economy is…

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Dec 13

Federal Reserve keeps key interest rate unchanged and foresees 3 rate cuts next year

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Those envisioned rate cuts — which wouldn't likely begin until the second half of 2024 — suggest that the officials think high borrowing rates will still be needed for much of next year to further slow spending and inflation.

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Dec 13

WATCH: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds news briefing following interest rate meeting

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday for a third straight time, and its officials signaled that they expect to make three quarter-point cuts to their benchmark rate next year.

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Dec 12

November inflation dips as gas prices fall, but services and used cars remain expensive

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The mixed picture in Tuesday’s inflation report will likely keep the Fed on track to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged when its latest meeting ends Wednesday.

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