Category: Federal Reserve Bank
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The Fed faces a growing split in opinion over what to do next
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[ad_1] With nearly all the significant data points in the books, the Federal Reserve is heading for a decision next week that looks increasingly like a lose-lose proposition. Raise interest rates too little and the Fed could lose control of inflation. Hike too much and it increases the risk of torpedoing the economy into a…
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Falling gas prices give hope that inflation will ease, New York Fed survey shows
[ad_1] People shop at a supermarket in Montebello, California, on August 23, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Lower gas prices are boosting optimism that inflation is on the way down, according to a survey Monday by the New York Federal Reserve. Respondents to the central bank’s August survey of consumer expectations…