Create account

Coverage dated May 12, 2024

Are US interest rates high enough to beat inflation? The Fed will take its time to find out

Headline from Minneapolis Star Tribune

The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than previously expected to bring down inflation, several Federal Reserve officials have said in recent comments, suggesting there may be few, if any, rate cuts this year.

Minneapolis Star Tribune's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Earlier updates in this story

Read the reports

Reports & sources

6 articles, oldest first.

  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Are US interest rates high enough to beat inflation? The Fed will take its time to find out (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

    Published

    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than previously expected to bring down inflation, several Federal Reserve officials have said in recent comments, suggesting there may be few, if any, rate cuts this year.

  2. Forbes

    High Interest Rates Don’t Fix Inflation—So What Does? (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    There is a disconnect in modern base line economic thinking, which is that interest rates control inflation. That isn't correct.

  3. Time

    Are U.S. Interest Rates High Enough to Beat Inflation? (opens Time)

    Published

    Time's feed description

    Fed policymakers and some economists are concerned that higher borrowing costs aren't having the impact they expected.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.