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The past week's stomach-churning stock market losses were ignited by a sudden and contagious fear of surging inflation and higher interest rates.

The recent plunge in the equity market “wasn’t that big,” the central banker says at a New York event.

U.S. stocks are reversing course Tuesday morning after sharp losses in the first few minutes of trading, raising hopes of a halt to a global sell-off in the stock market.

President Donald Trump has been silent since the stock market took a nose dive, notable for a businessman president who regularly points to the rising market as evidence of the success of his presidency and economic policies.

The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, spiked above 50 for the first time since Aug. 24, 2015, the day of the Flash Crash.

The U.S. stock market has plunged since employment data on Friday showed strong job growth in January as well as surprisingly fast wage increases.

U.S. indexes slipped in early trading Monday, following global markets lower.

Jerome Powell is sworn in Monday as the new chairman of the Federal Reserve, the pride of the moment may be tempered by Powell's recognition of the risks that lie ahead.

The central bank is restricting the bank’s assets, and the firm is replacing four board members.

Janet Yellen said she was disappointed that President Donald Trump didn't offer her a second term as Federal Reserve chair, but supports her central bank successor, Jerome Powell, who takes over on Monday.

The stock market has finally found something to fear.

Stocks fell sharply in early trading Friday, putting the market on track for its worst week in two years, as several large companies sank after reporting weak earnings.

The Federal Reserve ordered Wells Fargo on Friday to halt its growth, citing "widespread consumer abuses and other compliance breakdowns" at the bank.

U.S. employers beat expectations of an increase of 180,000 jobs after December's disappointing reading. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, a 17-year low.

The U.S. economy is setting a torrid pace in the first three months of 2018, putting it on track to notch its best quarter since late 2009, a forecast model from the Atlanta Federal Reserve showed on Thursday.

Asian markets were mixed on Thursday with Tokyo stocks higher as the yen weakened against the U.S. dollar.

Amid a booming economy, the Czech Republic's central bank has raised its key interest rate by a quarter point to 0.75 percent.

When Janet Yellen leaves the Federal Reserve this weekend after four years as chair, her legacy will include having shattered a social barrier: She is the first woman to have led the world's most powerful central bank, a position that carries enormous sway over the global economy.

Stocks moved higher in early trading Wednesday after several big U.S. companies reported strong quarterly results.

The Federal Reserve has left its benchmark interest rate unchanged but signaled that it expects to resume raising rates gradually to reflect a healthy job market and economy.