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Interest Rates

  1. the money game
    Is the Good Economy a Mirage?You may be feeling better about the economy, but that might not last much longer if inflation doesn’t fall further.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  2. the money game
    Jerome Powell’s Crazy Balancing ActThe Fed chairman faces a big decision with the world watching. No one said his job would be easy.
    By Kyla Scanlon
  3. the top line
    Here’s Why It Matters That Interest Rates Are CrateringDropping yields on safe, long-term bonds signal that the coronavirus may have a serious, negative, and persistent effect on the economy.
    By Josh Barro
  4. federal reserve
    Decoding the Fed’s Interest Rate CutIntelligencer staffers discuss the Federal Reserve’s latest maneuver — and President Trump’s criticism of it.
    By Josh Barro and Benjamin Hart
  5. the top line
    The Fed May Have Had No Choice But to Confuse Us AllJerome Powell faces an interesting challenge: how be clear about his intentions, even as he’s improvising to clean up Trump’s messes.
    By Josh Barro
  6. the economy
    Fed Chair Powell Says He’s Not Going Anywhere, But the Fed’s Moving Toward TrumpU.S. Fed chairman Jerome Powell says he intends to serve his term, but the Fed appears to be ready to cut interest rates.
    By Josh Barro
  7. the top line
    Donald Trump Has Failed to Take Control of the Federal ReserveNot that he hasn’t tried. But Stephen Moore’s withdrawal just highlights the Fed’s ongoing independence.
    By Josh Barro
  8. the economy
    Here’s How Trump Can Make Peace With Higher Interest RatesIt involves some bragging — but no lying.
    By Josh Barro
  9. the economy
    Trump Should Blame Himself for the Federal Reserve Policies He Thinks Are ‘Loco’Since he is mad again about the Fed raising rates, it’s time to review the things he’s done to cause the Fed to do so.
    By Josh Barro
  10. federal reserve
    Trump Won’t Acknowledge the Independence of the FedThe president keeps complaining about the interest rate hikes the Fed is undertaking, and now he’s acting like he may not tolerate them for long.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. Trump Bashes Fed for Interest Rate Policy He Once SupportedHe really does not seem to understand that presidents are supposed to shut up about the independent Fed’s policies.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. Latest Jobs Report Is a ‘Dream’ for Wall StreetStrong employment growth and low wage growth is just what the doctor ordered for stocks. But a possible trade war still looms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. The 3 Claims Republicans Are Making About Their Tax Bill’s EffectsSome of the good things tax cuts produce are ephemeral; others could backfire.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. No Longer a ‘Blip’: Stocks Skid Yet AgainIt’s now officially a “correction,” but the volatility may continue.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. Good Economic News Triggers Stock-Market PlungeTrump, like his predecessors, is learning that good economic news sometimes quickly produces the opposite.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. The U.S. Economy Doesn’t Care Who’s PresidentIn June, there were an impressive 222,000 new jobs created. How much does Trump’s agenda have to do with it?
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. Fed Raises Interest Rates As Quietly As PossibleIn one of Washington’s strangest rituals, Fed Chair Janet Yellen tried to announce an interest-rate hike without raising any eyebrows.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. Janet Yellen Raises Interest Rates, Risks Riling Up TrumpThe Fed and its chairman bumped rates by a quarter point but didn’t change growth forecasts.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. November Jobs Report: Here Come Higher Interest RatesThe status quo jobs report for November eliminates any doubt that interest rates will go up next month, and Trump’s policies could push them higher.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. Upbeat Jobs Report Is Another Sign Trump Is Wrong About the EconomyThe last bit of economic data voters will receive is modestly positive, with unemployment down and wages up.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. Trump Accuses Yellen of Trying to Improve the Economy Through Monetary PolicyTrump says the Fed chair is only keeping rates low so that the economy won’t crash — and she should be “ashamed of herself” for doing so.
    By Eric Levitz
  22. The Fed and a Tale of Two EconomiesMain Street is smiling. Wall Street is frowning. And Janet Yellen is waiting.
    By Annie Lowrey
  23. Is the Fed About to Hike Interest Rates? The headlines say yes, but the markets say no.  
    By Annie Lowrey
  24. the coming econopocalypse
    Geithner Will Tell China to Raise Interest Rates So Consumers Will Spend, Not SaveSometimes it’s hard to form the words “currency manipulation.”
    By Nitasha Tiku