WASHINGTON — The World Bank warned on Monday that the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine had contributed to a decline in the global economy’s long-term growth potential, leading […]
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Back to news homeAs Banking Worries Swirl, Europe’s Policymakers Express Confidence, With Caution
For a bank, a loss of confidence is a fatal blow. After that occurred at several banks in the United States and Switzerland in the past few weeks, policymakers in […]
The Fed Has Targeted 2% Inflation. Should It Aim Higher?
After raising interest rates again, the Federal Reserve will soon have to consider how much pain it is willing to inflict in its fight against inflation, our columnist says. Read […]
U.K. Inflation Swings Upward, to 10.4 Percent
Britain’s inflation rate unexpectedly rose last month, reversing its recent downward trend and potentially undermining expectations that the Bank of England was close to halting interest rate increases.Consumer prices in […]
Where High Interest Rates Have Sent Home Prices Sliding
When Madeleine Eiswohld decided to move in with her boyfriend last year, she never expected to find it so difficult to sell her apartment. It’s a cozy studio, with lots […]
Fed Meets as Bank Chaos Collides With Inflation
The Federal Reserve entered 2023 focused on a central goal: wrestling down the rapid inflation that has plagued American consumers since 2021. But over the past two weeks, that job […]
Before Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the Fed Spotted Big Problems
WASHINGTON — Silicon Valley Bank’s risky practices were on the Federal Reserve’s radar for more than a year — an awareness that proved insufficient to stop the bank’s demise.The Fed […]
Banking Crisis Hangs Over Economy, Rekindling Recession Fear
The U.S. economic recovery has repeatedly defied predictions of an impending recession, withstanding supply-chain backlogs, labor shortages, global conflicts and the fastest increase in interest rates in decades.That resilience now […]
What Are Markets Saying About the World?
It was a week of market turmoil that began with the collapse of a small bank in the United States, spiraled into a panic about the global financial system and […]
Low Rates Were Meant to Last. Without Them, Finance Is In for a Rough Ride.
WASHINGTON — If a number defined the 2010s, it was 2 percent. Inflation, annual economic growth, and interest rates at their highest all hovered around that level — so persistently […]