• Fed vows to keeps interest rates on hold until inflation rises

    Fed vows to keeps interest rates on hold until inflation rises

    The Federal Reserve kept interest rates pinned near zero on Wednesday and promised to keep them there until inflation is on track to “moderately exceed” the US central bank’s 2 percent inflation target “for some time.” The change in guidance is part of a monetary policy shift announced by the Fed last month that is …
  • US home sales hit a 14-year high amid coronavirus pandemic

    US home sales hit a 14-year high amid coronavirus pandemic

    US home sales rose at a record pace for a second straight month in July and home prices hit a record as historically low interest rates boosted demand for homes even as the coronavirus pandemic put millions of people out of work. The National Association of Realtors said on Friday existing home sales rose 24.7 …
  • Fed officials see no interest rate increases through 2022

    Fed officials see no interest rate increases through 2022

    The Federal Reserve on Wednesday signaled years of extraordinary support for an economy facing a torturous slog back from the coronavirus pandemic, with policymakers projecting a 6.5 percent decline in gross domestic product this year, a 9.3 percent unemployment rate at year’s end — and no interest rate increases through 2022. In the first economic …