Fed Says Commitment to Restoring Price Stability ‘Unconditional’
Fed Reserve said it would do what is needed to get prices under control, reiterating price stability is necessary to support a strong labor market.
Fed Reserve said it would do what is needed to get prices under control, reiterating price stability is necessary to support a strong labor market.
Analysts increasingly see a recession looming in the US following the Federal Reserve’s biggest increase in interest rates since 1994.
If the Fed delivers a massive rate hike in one shot — or a series of 100 basis point increases — it could badly stunt economic growth.
Surge in bond yields rattled global stock and currency markets has gone too far, leaving door open for Fed to stun investors with less hawkish policy.
This is the fourth such event for the S&P 500 Index over the past two decades. Earlier ones in 2000 and 2008 took much longer to find a bottom.
S&P 500 entered bear market country on June 13, down 21% from its high on Jan. 3, while Nasdaq has been in a bear market since March 2022.
BofA CFO Alastair Borthwick said its loan portfolio was not showing any signs of a looming recession.