Tag: Federal Reserve
Fed, Set to Impose Smaller Hike, May Hint of Fewer Increases
(AP) The Federal Reserve is poised this week to raise its benchmark interest rate for an eighth time since March. But the Fed will likely...
Don’t Call It Capitalism: The Fed’s $8 Trillion Hoard of Financial...
(Ryan McMaken, Mises Institute) It’s a sure bet that as the economy worsens, unemployment surges, foreclosures rise, defaults climb, and economic misery ensues, we’ll...
Powell Admits the Fed Doesn’t Know What It’s Doing
(Ryan McMaken, Mises Institute) The Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Wednesday announced it will raise the target federal funds rate by...
A Diminished Workforce Could Lead Fed to Keep Rates High
(AP) Still eager to hire, America’s employers are posting more job openings than they did before the pandemic struck 2½ years ago. Problem is,...
2 Fed Officials Favor Keeping Key Rate at Peak through 2023
(AP) Two Federal Reserve officials said Monday that they favor raising the Fed's key rate to roughly 5% or more and keeping it at...
Investors Aren’t Buying the Fed’s Hawkish Posturing
(Money Metals Exchange) As warning signs for the economy mount, investors are cheering for more bad news. That's because they expect economic weakness will...
Fed Official Suggests Much Higher Interest Rates May Be Needed
(AP) The Federal Reserve may have to raise its benchmark interest rate much higher than it has previously projected to get inflation under control,...
Powell May Be Planning a Post-Election Fed Pivot
(Stefan Gleason, Money Metals News Service) The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) took a dive last Friday following a middling jobs report. Could the move be...
Latest Recession Alarm: Money-Supply Growth Fell to a 37-Month Low
(Ryan McMaken, Mises Institute) Money supply growth fell again in September, dropping to a 37-month low. August's drop continues a steep downward trend from the unprecedented...
Fed Announces ‘Pilot Exercise’ for ESG Social Credit System
(The Dossier) The Federal Reserve has taken a major step in the direction of facilitating an ESG compliant monetary network that effectively acts as...
