Worries about US rate hikes return to stalk markets
Most Asian stock indexes fell Thursday, tracking Wall Street's decline after the latest Fed report rekindled fears about inflation and rising bond yields.
Fed's Quarles says gradual U.S. rate hikes 'appropriate'
One of the Federal Reserve's newest policymakers is calling for interest rate hikes amid rising business optimism and faster growth in the world's biggest economy.
Asian stocks lower after Fed report renews bond yield fears
U.S. stocks moved higher in early trading Wednesday, recouping some of the market's losses from a day earlier.
Fed officials: Stronger economy boosts chance for rate hikes
Federal Reserve officials at their January meeting believed that improving global economic prospects and the effects of recently passed tax cuts had raised the prospect for solid economic growth and for continued interest rate increases in 2018.
Fed minutes dampen expectations for faster rate hikes
Federal Reserve officials raised their economic outlook in January but remained skeptical that wage growth will rise faster than expected.
Fed minutes may help clear confusion in stock and bond markets
Investors have become concerned that inflation may soon accelerate to a level faster than the 2% target.
Fed seen triggering housing slump by offsetting Trump tax cut
Tighter-than-expected monetary policy could offset benefits of President Trump’s tax cuts, according to the National Association of Homebuilders.
Jittery US bond market braces for supply wave
The Treasury Department began ramping up its debt issuance earlier this month to fund the expected growth in borrowing tied to the biggest tax overhaul in 30 years and a two-year federal spending package.
Markets Right Now: Market shakes inflation worries, ends up
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US inflation pressures raising expectations for rate hikes
Inflation pressures appear to be building in the U.S. economy, a prospect that is heightening anxiety about potentially higher borrowing rates that could slow economic growth.
US stocks swing back to gains, Dow up 330 on turbulent day
U.S. stocks moved sharply higher in early trading Friday, recouping some of the ground lost a day earlier when indexes plummeted, deepening a weeklong sell-off that knocked the market into a "correction" for the first time in two years.
Why prospect of higher budget gaps is spooking stock market
The stock market may just have fired off a warning shot to the Trump administration and Congress about their plans to blow up the size of the federal deficit.
Trump's Fed pick in danger of being rejected by Senate
The smooth road to the U.S. central bank has turned treacherous for Goodfriend.
Asian shares fall after Wall Street plunge
U.S. stocks are lower Thursday morning as losses from the previous day continue.
Mexico central bank raises key interest rate to 7.5 percent
Mexico's central bank has decided to raise its key interbank interest rate from 7.25 percent to 7.5 percent, citing expectations of a U.S. rate increase in March and continued volatility in exchange rates for the Mexican peso.
Higher interest rates can tip the housing market, Yale's Shiller warns
Yale economics professor Robert Shiller discusses market volatility, interest rates and the housing market.
How the market's turmoil could affect Fed's rate decisions
Wall Street has thrown a rather sour welcoming party for Jerome Powell.
The Latest: Pound rises further on UK rates outlook
The Latest on the Bank of England's interest rate decision (all times local): 12:30 p.m.
Global stocks slip in Europe as investors remain skittish
Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday, though investors appeared skittish after this week's financial turmoil and overnight losses on Wall Street.
Fed likely to continue raising rates: Kaplan
The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to continue removing policy accommodation gradually and could hike rates three times this year according to the Dallas Fed President.















