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  • Friday, 2 December, 2022
    US employment
    US economy adds more jobs than expected in November

    Data suggests demand for new workers remains strong despite Fed tightening campaign on interest rates

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  • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
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    Powell signals Fed will slow pace of rate rises next month

    US central bank chair warns ‘against prematurely loosening policy’

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  • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
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    Fed officials in danger of splitting on future rate rises, warn economists

    Some dovish policymakers fear monetary tightening campaign may end up going too far

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
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    Top Fed official warns US unemployment could hit 5% next year

    John Williams says he expects job losses to rise as central bank battles inflation

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
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    Loretta Mester: The costs of stopping tightening too early are high

    The president of the Federal Reserve’s Cleveland Reserve bank on the central bank’s plans to tackle inflation

  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
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    Most Federal Reserve officials back slower rate rises ‘soon’

    Policymakers prepare for ‘downshift’ to 0.5 percentage point increase but warn of more pain to come

  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
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  • Monday, 21 November, 2022
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    Holiday shopping season arrives with consumer spending resilient but prices sky-high

  • Friday, 18 November, 2022
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  • Monday, 14 November, 2022
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    US central bank’s vice-chair says it should ‘soon’ bring supersized increases to an end

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  • Sunday, 13 November, 2022
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    Mary Daly says next phase of monetary policy will be difficult as pressure mounts for end to jumbo increases

  • Friday, 11 November, 2022
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    FTX founder’s mega mea culpa

    US stocks shoot higher and Treasuries rally on Thursday after inflation comes in cooler than expected

  • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
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    US inflation cools to lowest level since January

    Year-on-year consumer prices rise 7.7% in October, sparking rally in stocks

  • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
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    Fed officials back slower pace of rate rises after inflation data

    Investors expect shift down after better-than-expected consumer price figures

  • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
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  • Friday, 4 November, 2022
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    Presidents of central bank’s Boston and Richmond arms acknowledge higher ‘endpoint’

  • Friday, 4 November, 2022
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    Financial stability report says banks are well capitalised against shocks from a downturn

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    October additions show resilience despite the effects of Fed tightening

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    Fed raises interest rates by 0.75 points and warned they would ultimately have to rise to a higher level than previously expected

  • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
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    Peak interest rates will be higher than expected — but it will take longer to get there

  • Wednesday, 2 November, 2022
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    Powell warns US rates will peak at higher level than expected

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  • Tuesday, 1 November, 2022
    US employment
    Demand for US workers rebounds despite Fed’s efforts to cool economy

    ‘Jolts’ report points to tight labour market amid string of interest rate rises

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