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  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    News in-depthMonetary policy
    Central banks seek interest rate sweet spot in inflation fight

    Getting the balance between growth and inflation just right is fraught with difficulty

  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    Federal Reserve
    Powell says Fed will keep tightening until inflation has been tamed

    US central bank ‘won’t hesitate at all’ to lift rates above ‘neutral’ if needed to control rising prices, chair says

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    Federal Reserve
    Jay Powell warns that taming US inflation will cause ‘some pain’

    Risk of triggering recession may depend on factors outside Federal Reserve’s control, warns chair

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Ping An calls for HSBC break-up

    US inflation barely slowed in latest consumer price index report

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    US Inflation
    US inflation stays at 40-year high, defying expectations of bigger drop

    CPI increase of 8.3% in April includes rise in core inflation and prompts fall in equities

  • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
    Federal Reserve
    Lisa Cook becomes first black woman to serve on Fed board

    Economics professor and former Obama adviser confirmed by US Senate with Democratic support

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    US economy
    Biden reinforces support for Fed’s effort to tame inflation

    US president touts central bank’s ‘primary role’ in tackling soaring prices and gives green light for rate rises

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    US politics & policy
    Roe vs Wade reversal would be ‘very damaging’ for economy, warns Yellen

    US Treasury secretary tells lawmakers that poverty rates for women will rise if abortion rights are unwound

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    Federal Reserve
    Fed warns sharp rise in interest rates poses risk to US economy

    US central bank warns of ‘negative feedback loop’ if market liquidity deteriorates

  • Saturday, 7 May, 2022
    News in-depthUS employment
    Retailers feel squeeze in historically tight US jobs market

    Sector had 1.3mn openings in March but filled less than 30,000 in April, data show

  • Friday, 6 May, 2022
    US employment
    US economy added 428,000 jobs in April despite worker shortages

    Unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% while wages continued to climb

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    News in-depthFederal Reserve
    Investors detect dovish undertones to Powell’s campaign against inflation

    Despite Fed chair’s pledges to raise rates ‘expeditiously’ some see latest moves as less hawkish than expected

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    Federal Reserve
    Fed implements first half-point interest rate rise since 2000

    US central bank says further increases of same size should be ‘on the table’ at next two meetings

  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
    News in-depthFederal Reserve
    Fed reaches for its ‘hatchet’ to attack galloping inflation

    US central bank prepares to supercharge its tightening policy or risk falling further behind

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    News in-depthMonetary policy
    ECB opens door to July rate rise while stressing contrast with US

    Weaker demand and exposure to Ukraine mean the eurozone’s central bank will tighten policy at a slower pace

  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    US Inflation
    Surging US inflation expectations defy Fed’s efforts to tame price growth

    Barometer reaches new high on concerns central bank was ‘complacent on inflation for too long’

  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    News in-depthGlobal Economy
    IMF walkout and downgrades underscore bleak economic outlook

    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggers protest as global growth and policymaking efforts are derailed

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    US interest rates
    Powell signals Fed prepared to raise rates by half-point in May

    US central bank chair says it should be ‘moving a little more quickly’ to tighten policy

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine needs $15bn over next three months, says IMF

    Kristalina Georgieva urges fund’s membership to provide aid to economy battered by Russia’s invasion

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Who will back Elon Musk?

    Netflix shares tumbles after its first quarter earnings reports, and IMF cuts its global growth forecast

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    Global Economy
    Emerging markets risk financial distress as rates begin to rise, IMF warns

    Heavy borrowing in dollars and euros, coupled with surge in food and energy prices, hits public finances

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    Global Economy
    IMF cuts global growth forecast to 3.6% as Ukraine war hits neighbours hard

    European countries and emerging markets most vulnerable to economic challenges including prolonged inflation

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    US Treasury bonds
    Fed tightening sends US ‘real yields’ to brink of positive territory

    Surge in inflation-adjusted Treasury yields marks latest ‘headwind’ for risky assets

  • Monday, 18 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    US Treasury insists Russia sanctions will not fragment the global economy

    Deputy secretary points to multilateral nature of the economic actions taken against Moscow

  • Friday, 15 April, 2022
    US financial regulation
    Biden nominates former US Treasury official to lead Fed regulation

    Michael Barr to replace Sarah Bloom Raskin as pick for central bank’s vice-chair of supervision

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