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Fed’s Waller says central bank’s next rate move depends on upcoming inflation report
WASHINGTON | Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said Thursday that an inflation report next week will largely determine whether he supports an interest rate hike later this month or not. The government will release August inflation figures Sept. 11, and if that report shows inflation continues to cool, then Waller said he would be willing […]
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Fed Chair Warsh signals rate hikes may be needed with inflation still elevated
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming | Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Friday that inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bring it down, a clearer signal than he has previously sent about his economic outlook. In his first high-profile speech at the […]