Fed minutes: Another rate hike likely coming this year to combat persistent inflation
Most Federal Reserve officials expect that another interest rate increase will likely be needed this year to combat inflation, minutes released Wednesday from the…
Wall Street’s main indexes were set for a lower open on Wednesday after a hotter-than-expected inflation report boosted bets of an interest rate hike this month, while investors parsed more big bank earnings. A Labor Department report showed the Consumer Price Index rose 3.7% on an annual basis last month, above estimates of 3.6%, according to economists polled by Reuters. It increased 0.6% on a monthly basis, in line with estimates. Traders bolstered bets of a rate hike in October, now...
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