Christopher Rugaber

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  • Jerome PowellFinance

    Elizabeth Warren puts Jerome Powell on the spot: ‘What would you say’ to the 2 million people you’re planning to throw out of work?

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  • Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell prepares to testify before the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday, June 23, 2022, in Washington. When Powell last appeared before Congress, inflation had reached a four-decade high of nearly 9% and showed no sign of easing. This week, Powell returns to Capitol Hill for two days of hearings under far different circumstances.(AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)Finance

    Fed Chair Jerome Powell says he’s prepared to raise rates ‘higher than previously anticipated’ if the economy stays hot

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Jerome PowellFinance

    Jerome Powell faces a grilling on Capitol Hill as inflation continues to sizzle

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • File – Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Christopher Waller poses for a photo on May 23, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)Finance

    Fed officials are dropping big warnings they could raise rates more than expected as inflation stays stubbornly high

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • A customer looks into a closed Bed Bath and Beyond storeFinance

    Economists revise U.S. recession forecast on the back of a series of resilient economic reports

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 22: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on February 22, 2023 in New York City. The stock market slightly bounced back at the opening after all three major indexes fell at least 2% at the closing of the market on Tuesday amid the release of the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Finance

    Stop dreaming about ‘immaculate disinflation’ because the Fed is probably going to cause a recession, according to a new paper

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • File – Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve releases minutes from its February meeting when it raised its benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)Finance

    Fed policymakers were nearly unanimous about a 25 basis points rate hike just weeks ago. But the inflation picture has become a lot more daunting

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Federal ReserveFinance

    Top Fed official waves off blowout jobs and retail sales reports: ‘I’m not taking as much signal from the data that we’ve gotten recently’

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • A shopper carries bags at the Fashion Valley shopping mall in San Diego, California, U.S., on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. A supply-chain crunch that stretches from overseas manufacturers into American ports and retail stores threatens the American holiday shopping season. Photographer: Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesRetail

    ‘Goldilocks’ consumers may be helping the economy stabilize with spending that’s neither too hot nor too cold

    By Christopher Rugaber, Anne D'Innocenzio, and others
  • Retail salesFinance

    What inflation? American shoppers boost retail spending to fastest pace in nearly 2 years.

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Lael BrainardFinance

    Biden names Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard as new head of National Economic Council

    By Christopher Rugaber, Josh Boak, and others
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 01: A man walks past a grocery store on February 01, 2023 in New York City. Wages for workers in most major U.S. cities grew at a slower pace in the final three months of 2022, with inflation still outstripping pay for many workers. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress)Personal Finance

    Inflation remains stubborn and it could put even more pressure on the Fed to get prices down

    By The Associated Press and Christopher Rugaber
  • U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on Feb. 1, 2023. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday implemented its first rate hike in the new year. The central bank hiked rates by a quarter percentage point, marking the eighth time the Fed has raised rates since it began tightening in March last year. (Photo by Liu Jie/Xinhua via Getty Images)Finance

    Fed Chief Powell says ‘we’re in the very early stages of disinflation,’ but warns that strong hiring risks ruining it

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • A construction worker pauses at a building site, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in Boston.Success

    The latest jobs report is an all-time head scratcher and it could be showing us how the pandemic has permanently changed the labor market

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • Jerome PowellFinance

    Markets rally on dovish Powell remarks as he thinks ‘the disinflationary process has started’

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press