Nick Timiraos

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Banking Crisis Redux Seen as Unlikely; ‘This Isn’t the Story of 2008’

By: Nick Timiraos

Analysts don’t don’t expect a First Republic failure to kick off a new round of turmoil in the banking business. First Republic lost so many deposits so quickly that its business model no longer had much value, making it harder for the bank to raise capital, said Steven Kelly, a senior researcher a

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Fed Set to Raise Interest Rates to 16-Year High and Debate a Pause

By: Nick Timiraos

At their meeting this week, officials could keep their options open in crafting signals around the endgame for increases.

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White House Close to Tapping Philip Jefferson for Fed Vice Chair, Adriana Kugler for Board

By: Andrew Restuccia, Nick Timiraos

If confirmed, the economist would be the first Latina to serve on the central bank’s board.

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Federal Reserve Raises Rates, Signals Potential Pause

By: Nick Timiraos

Central bank officials remove earlier guidance that had pointed to further increases.

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Why the April Inflation Report Reinforces the Fed’s Plans to Pause

By: Nick Timiraos

A summer break from rate hikes appears likely as officials monitor the effects of banking stress and other delayed impacts of their rapid increases.

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Fed Official Signals Support for Further Rate Increases

By: Nick Timiraos

Federal Reserve governor Michelle Bowman says there hasn’t been sufficient evidence of a labor market or inflation slowdown.

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Biden to Nominate Philip Jefferson for Fed’s No. 2 Job

By: Nick Timiraos, Andrew Restuccia

The president will also tap economist Adriana Kugler for a Fed board seat. If confirmed, she would be the first Latino to serve on the board.

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Fed Officials Debate Whether to Pause Rate Rises

By: Nick Timiraos

Federal Reserve officials squared off over whether the central bank would need to raise interest rates at its meeting next month to combat inflation.

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Fed Officials Face ‘Loathsome’ Playbook for Debt-Ceiling Standoff

By: Nick Timiraos

“These are decisions you really, really don’t ever want to have to make,” said Fed Chair Jerome Powell during contingency planning in 2013.

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A ‘New Normal’ for Rates? Not So Fast, Says New Fed Research

By: Nick Timiraos

A top Federal Reserve official presented research Friday showing the Covid-19 pandemic didn’t change estimates of a “neutral” interest rate that neither stimulates nor restricts demand.