Fed Expects 2 Rate Hikes in 2023, Stock Market Plunges, Powell Anticipates Hi...

Fed Expects 2 Rate Hikes in 2023, Stock Market Plunges, Powell Anticipates Hi...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday told the public that it has forwarded the time frame for raising interest rates. “Progress on vaccinations will likely continue to reduce the effects of the public health crisis on the economy, but risks to the economic outlook remain,” the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said in a statement. The Meeting Before the ‘Meeting’ – Fed Expects Two Rate Hikes in 2023 After a number of market players waited for the Federal Reserve to reveal some signals, they got some on June 16, when 13 of the FOMC’s 18 committee members....


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