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Fed chair insists ‘there is a long way to go’ but investors zero in on sanguine comments
Markets rally as traders focus on smattering of dovish notes from chair Jay Powell
US central bank officials expected to shift down to quarter-point rise at first gathering of the year
Concern that bond market rally underestimates growing evidence of persistent inflation
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Focus has shifted to the European Central Bank and Bank of Japan after last year’s big increase in US borrowing costs
Two views on wages, ageing and inflation
Futures markets bet central bank will abandon pledges to ‘stay the course’ on monetary policy
Christopher Waller supports slower pace of increases but warns of ‘considerable way to go’ on hitting inflation target
Volatility in debt market prompts US money market funds to park cash in ‘reverse repo’
Wall Street chiefs offer divergent views on persistence of US price pressures and how the Fed should respond
US banks are hitting the discount window again
Return to more normal pace comes as policymakers warn tightening is far from over
San Francisco president of US central bank said ‘case can be made’ for half- or quarter-point increase
Employment increased by 223,000 in December — less than previous months but more than expectations
Investors dealt blow as central bank signals more work to be done to bring inflation back down to target
We risk being in a longer period of poor growth, elevated inflation, and weak equity markets than in past slowdowns
Investors also seize on economic data that show contraction in manufacturing activity
Minutes from December meeting show US central bank officials intend to keep squeezing economy
Central bank’s fight against inflation will raise unemployment in ways that could weigh heavily on workers of colour
Higher interest rates will bring casualties but also opportunity
Economists warn price rises to remain above central bank’s 2% target in 2023
Goldman Sachs says the Fed might speed up its rate hikes next year
With too much hidden leverage around, the central bank should wait to see if the punch bowl has been sufficiently drained
John Williams says benchmark borrowing costs may need to top 5.1% to bring inflation under control
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