Jay Powell Said the Banking System Is “Sound and Resilient.” Now More Banks Are in Trouble.

The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Wednesday raised the target policy interest rate (the federal funds rate) to 5.25 percent, an increase of 25 basis points. With this latest increase, the target has increased 5 percent since February 2022. This is the highest rate reached since August … Read more...

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