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Could the Fed pause next week? It’s not out of the question.

Talk about the Fed possibly pausing its rate hikes at its meeting next week has picked up.

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Banks take out more loans from Fed in sign of lingering stress on financial system

Cash-hungry banks slightly increased borrowing from the Federal Reserve for the first time in five weeks, to $143.9 billion, in a sign of lingering stress on the U.S. financial system.

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Fed’s Williams says inflation is slowing and labor market is cooling

There is a trend of slowing inflation and some signs of a gradual cooling in the demand for labor, said New York Fed President John Williams on Wednesday.

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Loans decline after SVB failure, Fed’s Beige Book finds, and add to stress on the economy

Lending fell after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and businesses hired fewer people, a Fed survey found, but inflation also "appeared to be slowing."

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Fed needs to keep raising interest rates, Waller says

Fed Governor Christopher Waller on Friday said that the central bank needs to continue to raise interest rates.

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Fed’s Goolsbee says a mild recession is definitely a possibility

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said Friday that a mild recession is definitely a possibility.

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Fed officials at March meeting were keenly worried about impact of bank stress on economy

Federal Reserve officials were worried at their March meeting that the recent stress in the bank sector would lower U.S. economic growth.

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Fed’s Daly says bank turmoil could slow economy by reducing loans

San Francisco Fed chief Mary Daly said the U.S. banking system is "safe and sound," but she did not offer fresh details on the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.

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Fed should get interest rates above 5% and sit there, Harker says

Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker on Tuesday said the Fed should raise interest rates above 5% and then pause.

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Chicago Fed’s Goolsbee preaches caution on interest rate hikes amid bank sector concerns

The new head of the Chicago Federal Reserve said the Fed needs "to be cautious" about further increases in interest rates in light of recent bank failures.

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Fed Williams doesn’t think bank failures will be ‘big negative’ for the U.S. economy

The recent bank failures in the United States won't be such a 'big negative' on the U.S. economic outlook, said New York Fed President John Williams on Tuesday.

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Fed’s Williams says there are no clear signs of credit crunch

There are no clear signs of a credit crunch on the U.S. economy, New York Fed President John Williams said Monday.

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Fed’s Bullard doesn’t see a looming credit crunch that would push economy into a recession

St. Louis Fed President James Bullard on Thursday downplayed the concern over financial stress on the economy.

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Fed’s Mester says interest rates need to move ‘somewhat’ higher

Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said her forecasts includes 'monetary policy moves somewhat further into restrictive territory' this year.

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Fed’s Williams says bank stress will lower consumer spending

The stress in the banking sector are likely to reduce consumer spending, New York Fed President John Williams said Friday.

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Banks trim borrowing from the Fed for second straight week in wake of SVB failure

Banks reduced overall borrowing from the Federal Reserve for the second straight week in the aftermath of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.

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Fed’s Collins backs forecast of one more rate hike and no cuts this year

Boston Fed President Susan Collins backed the central bank's forecast that sees one more 25 basis point hike and no rate cuts until 2024.

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Fed’s Barkin sees ‘pretty wide’ range of possible outcomes for path of interest-rates

Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said Thursday the range of possible outcomes for the future path of interest rates is 'pretty wide.'

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A Fed ‘pause,’ yes, but interest-rate cuts this year? Forget it, Clarida says

The ex-vice chairman of the Federal Reserve said it's unrealistic to expect the central bank to start cutting interest rates this year, as Wall Street expects.

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‘One or done’ scenarios seem likely for the Fed, economists say

Economists see there would be either one more 25 basis point rate hike from the Fed or that the central bank was done with raising rates.