U.N. Calls On Fed, Other Central Banks to Halt Interest-Rate Increases
The Federal Reserve and other central banks risk pushing the global economy into recession followed by prolonged stagnation if they keep raising interest rates, a...
Credit Suisse Has No Time to Lose
Listen to article (2 minutes) Credit Suisse risks getting caught in a doom loop as worries flood into a strategic vacuum while investors wait for...
Pension Strategy Left Funds Vulnerable to Rate Increases
Sept. 29, 2022 12:33 pm ET Listen to article (1 minute) A pension-fund strategy that aims to reduce volatility without lowering returns created the first...
The ‘Sticky’ High Prices Unlikely to Come Down Any Time Soon
Americans struggling to adjust to inflation want to know when the rising costs of food, appliances and other necessities will come down. Yet prices for...
War, Inflation Knock World Economy Off Balance
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Food Supply Stays Tight as Disappointing U.S. Harvest Adds to Global Challenges
A lackluster U.S. harvest this year is setting back efforts to relieve a global food supply that has been constrained by Russia’s war in Ukraine,...
Electric Bills Soar Across the Country as Winter Looms
U.S. utility customers, faced with some of their largest bills in years, are set to pay even more this winter as natural-gas prices continue to...
Dollar’s Rise Spells Trouble for Global Economies
Updated Sept. 18, 2022 2:31 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) The U.S. dollar is experiencing a once-in-a-generation rally, a surge that threatens to...
As Mortgage Rates Top 6%, More Borrowers Choose Adjustable-Rate Loans
Mortgage rates surged past 6% this week, pushing already pricey homes further out of reach for many borrowers. Discouraged buyers might choose to hold off,...
U.S. Incomes Fail to Grow for Second Year in a Row, Census Figures Show
Americans as a whole have experienced two years in a row of flat or declining household income, new government data showed Tuesday, reflecting the pandemic’s...