Howard Schneider

With the Federal Reserve expected to hike its key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday to battle high inflation, focus will shift to how deeply signs of an economic slowdown have registered with its policymakers.

Jul 27, 2022

With the Federal Reserve expected to hike its key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday to battle high inflation, focus will shift to how deeply signs of a possible economic slowdown have registered with its policymakers.

Jul 27, 2022

The Federal Reserve does not have adequate systems to counter a "malign" effort by China to gather inside information on the U.S.

Jul 26, 2022

Between the backlogged orders from Christmas, ongoing high demand, and an improving flow of products from around the world, goods flooded into the United States in the first three months of this year at a record $3.4 trillion annual pace.

Jul 21, 2022

Two new analyses from Federal Reserve staff have concluded that strains in the U.S.

Jul 14, 2022

Big wage gains for lower-paid U.S. workers, a hallmark of the pandemic economy, were concentrated in less expensive cities, according to a new study that points to another potential stumbling block in getting the job market fully back to normal.

Jul 14, 2022

Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic on Wednesday stoked rising expectations for more aggressive Fed action ahead, saying higher than expected June inflation might require policymakers to consider a 100 basis point increase at their meeting later this month.

Jul 13, 2022

Abrupt changes to the federal funds rate could stress the economy and financial markets, with steady and well-communicated increases preferable given the uncertainty about how hard and fast rate hikes will hit business and household spending, Kansas City Fed president Esther George said on Monday.

Jul 11, 2022

U.S. economic growth could fall below 1% this year and remain sluggish through 2023 as the Fed acts "resolutely" to curb inflation, New York Federal Reserve president John Williams said Friday.

Jul 08, 2022

A deteriorating inflation situation and concern about lost faith in the Federal Reserve's power to make it better prompted U.S.

Jul 06, 2022

A deteriorating inflation situation and concern about lost faith in the Federal Reserve's power to make it better prompted U.S.

Jul 06, 2022

A deteriorating inflation situation and concern about lost faith in the Federal Reserve's power to make it better prompted U.S.

Jul 06, 2022

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used his first four years as the world's top central banker to reshape U.S.

Jun 14, 2022

Eroding inflation data and fast-changing views in financial markets on Monday have opened the door to a larger-than-expected three-quarter-percentage point interest rate increase when Federal Reserve officials meet this week.

Jun 13, 2022

Major retailers like Target Corp and Walmart Inc may be cutting prices to clear overstocked warehouses, but for hotel operators the revenue is pouring in with daily room rates and occupancy that have broken above pre-pandemic levels.

Jun 09, 2022

Major U.S. retailers like Target Corp and Walmart Inc have been cutting prices to clear overstocked warehouses, but hotel revenue is pouring in as daily room rates and occupancy have broken above pre-pandemic levels.

Jun 09, 2022

The healthy finances of U.S. banks, companies and households, trumpeted during the pandemic by Federal Reserve officials as a source of resilience, may be an obstacle to battling inflation as central bankers raise interest rates in an economy able so far to pay the price.

Jun 09, 2022

Digital money, a curiosity just a few years ago, is emerging as an intense concern among central banks with the potential to erode the power of monetary policy, and even in the best of worlds likely to make control of interest rates more difficult, according to new Federal Reserve and other research.

Jun 02, 2022

Innovations in digital payments and the potential adoption of a central bank digital currency could force central banks to overhaul how they conduct monetary policy, potentially increasing their balance sheets and the tools used to control interest rates, Lorie Logan, executive vice president of the New York Federal Reserve, said on Thursday.

Jun 02, 2022

The development of digital currency and payments technologies could change how the Federal Reserve conducts monetary policy and the composition of its balance sheet, issues the central bank will need to work to understand, New York Fed President John Williams said Wednesday.

Jun 01, 2022

All participants at the Federal Reserve's May 3-4 policy meeting backed a half-percentage-point rate increase to combat inflation they agreed had become a key threat to the economy's performance and was at risk of racing higher without central bank action, newly released minutes of the session showed.

May 25, 2022

All participants at the Federal Reserve's May 3-4 policy meeting backed a half-percentage-point rate increase to combat inflation they agreed had become a key threat to the economy's performance and was at risk of racing higher without action by the U.S.

May 25, 2022

Stress on global supply chains worsened in April as coronavirus lockdown measures in China and the war in Ukraine lengthened delivery times, and air freight costs between the United States and Asia rose, the New York Federal Reserve reported in its latest update to a worldwide index of supply problems.

May 18, 2022

Online prices fell 0.5% in April and U.S. consumers pulled back on electronic commerce, possibly reflecting a change in consumer behavior and the Federal Reserve's efforts to curb inflation, tech firm Adobe, which monitors online prices, reported.

May 11, 2022

If the Federal Reserve sells any of its holdings of mortgage backed securities it may have to do so at a loss, Cleveland Federal Reserve bank President Loretta Mester said Tuesday, a potentially difficult problem for the central bank, at least politically, since it remits its annual profits to the U.S.

May 10, 2022

Inflation will need to show a "compelling" slowdown before the Federal Reserve can consider pausing its interest rate increases, Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said Tuesday, with the risks currently pointed towards a tougher fight to bring the pace of price increases under control.

May 10, 2022

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic on Monday said he expects the U.S.

May 09, 2022

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic on Monday said he expects the U.S.

May 09, 2022

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell this week laid out a hoped-for evolution of the U.S.

May 06, 2022