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Strong hiring hints at more work ahead for the Fed, but wages cool.

Federal Reserve officials have said that they are looking for the labor market to cool as they assess how much…

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What to Watch at the Fed’s First Meeting of 2023

The central bank is expected to lift interest rates and offer signals about what might come next.

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Smaller Rate Increase by Federal Reserve Likely as Inflation Cools

America’s central bank is expected to raise rates by a quarter point on Wednesday. The question now is what comes…

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The Week in Business: Creeping Layoffs

Credit...Giacomo BagnaraWhat’s Up? (Jan. 22-28) Job Cuts, and Not Just in Tech What began as a wave of ominous job…

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Fed President Backs Slowdown as Support Mounts for Smaller Rate Move

Susan M. Collins, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said she was leaning toward a quarter-point move at…

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Fed Officials Ask How to Better Understand Inflation After Surprises

Federal Reserve officials, including Lisa Cook, a board member, are wrestling with how to think about price increases after 18…

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Markets Rise as Investors Like the Look of Hiring and Wage Trends

For investors and policymakers, bad news may be good news when it comes to the latest data on the health…

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Fed Officials Fretted That Markets Would Misread Rate Slowdown

Central bankers remained committed to wrestling inflation lower, and wanted to make sure investors understood that message, minutes from its…

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Fed Official Compares Inflation to Uber Surge Pricing

Neel Kashkari, the president of the Minneapolis Fed, kicked off 2023 monetary policy debates with a call for better understanding…

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The Week in Business: Southwest’s Holiday Meltdown

Credit...Giulio BonaseraWhat’s Up? (Dec. 25-31) Stranded at the Airport Thousands of travelers were stranded in airports across the country over…

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