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Can the Fed pull off a soft landing? Can the Fed pull off a soft landing?

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Can the Fed pull off a soft landing?

Economists have been downgrading their probabilities of a U.S. recession

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |July 24, 2023

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U.S. hiring slowed in June, but figures still solid U.S. hiring slowed in June, but figures still solid

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U.S. hiring slowed in June, but figures still solid

The latest evidence of economic strength makes it all but certain that the Fed will resume rate hikes

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |July 7, 2023

3 min read

Federal Reserve minutes: Some officials wanted to raise interest rates last month Federal Reserve minutes: Some officials wanted to raise interest rates last month

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Federal Reserve minutes: Some officials wanted to raise interest rates last month

Many economists described the message from the June meeting as a blurry one

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |July 5, 2023

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Fed’s Powell: More rate hikes are likely this year to fight still-high inflation Fed’s Powell: More rate hikes are likely this year to fight still-high inflation

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Fed’s Powell: More rate hikes are likely this year to fight still-high inflation

Process of getting inflation back down to 2% has "a long way to go,'' Fed chairman says

By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press |June 21, 2023

4 min read