Tag: interest rates
Fed raises rates; Officials lift outlook to four 2018 hikes
NEW YORK – Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates for the second time this year and upgraded their forecast to four total increases in...
Rising yields won’t blunt the U.S. economy’s momentum – for now
NEW YORK – There’s too much momentum and too little debt for rising interest rates to derail the U.S. economic expansion.
That’s the conclusion from...
U.S. inflation firmed in February without outsize acceleration
WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer prices continued to firm in February, indicating inflation is creeping up toward the Federal Reserve’s target without the kind of breakout...