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US bankruptcies surged 18% in 2023 and seen rising again in 2024 -report

Higher interest rates are among the reasons the US has seen a surge in bankruptcy filings

Fed losses breach $100 billion as interest costs rise

Federal Reserve losses breached the $100 billion mark, central bank data released on Thursday showed, and they're likely to go a lot higher before the red ink stops.

Fed may push rates higher, keep them there longer

Federal Reserve policymakers may need to lift US borrowing costs above the peak 5.1 per cent they penciled in just this week, and keep them there perhaps into 2024 to squeeze high inflation out of the economy, three of them signaled on Friday.

Fed officials say more rate hikes needed, despite slowing inflation

Slowing US inflation may have opened the door for the Federal Reserve to temper the pace of coming interest rate hikes, but policymakers left no doubt they will continue to tighten monetary policy until price pressures are fully broken.

January 4, 2024
January 4, 2024

US bankruptcies surged 18% in 2023 and seen rising again in 2024 -report

Higher interest rates are among the reasons the US has seen a surge in bankruptcy filings

September 16, 2023
September 16, 2023

Fed losses breach $100 billion as interest costs rise

Federal Reserve losses breached the $100 billion mark, central bank data released on Thursday showed, and they're likely to go a lot higher before the red ink stops.

December 17, 2022
December 17, 2022

Fed may push rates higher, keep them there longer

Federal Reserve policymakers may need to lift US borrowing costs above the peak 5.1 per cent they penciled in just this week, and keep them there perhaps into 2024 to squeeze high inflation out of the economy, three of them signaled on Friday.

August 11, 2022
August 11, 2022

Fed officials say more rate hikes needed, despite slowing inflation

Slowing US inflation may have opened the door for the Federal Reserve to temper the pace of coming interest rate hikes, but policymakers left no doubt they will continue to tighten monetary policy until price pressures are fully broken.