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What Comes Next in the Fed’s Fight Against Inflation?



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The Federal Reserve is expected to deliver a third straight supersize interest rate increase this week as it wages its most aggressive fight against inflation since the 1980s — and it could signal even more to come.Central bankers are widely expected to raise interest rates three-quarters of a percentage point at their meeting on Wednesday, and investors think there is even a small chance of a full percentage-point move.But Wall Street is more focused on what comes next. Officials will release updated economic forecasts for the first time since June after their two-day meeting this week. Those are expected to show a more forceful path ahead for rates than Fed officials previously anticipated as rapid inflation continues to plague America. The questi …

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