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FEDERAL RESERVE

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 15, 2023
Fed chief dances between pause and hikes in communication two-step
The surprisingly high projections may reflect a return to the Fed’s strategy of cooling a resilient economy while slowing its tightening campaign.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 12, 2023
Inflation and hot labor market drive dissent as Fed signals rate pause
Officials worry progress on inflation has stalled and say the Fed may need to do more to cool a surprisingly resilient economy.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 26, 2023
Inexplicable debt debate undermines U.S. power and status
The U.S. secretary of the Treasury says the American government will hit the current debt ceiling on June 1. If it is not lifted, it will run out of money and be unable to pay its bills.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 8, 2023
Powell’s bet against recession looks good — minus the credit crunch and a standoff
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reckons the U.S. economy can skirt recession. But the odds are stacked against him — thanks to banking, politics, and even the weather.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 6, 2023
Yellen to tell G7 partners U.S. banking system sound and global outlook better
The U.S. treasury secretary's trip to Japan for a G7 meeting was 'compressed' to allow her to continue working with Congress to raise the debt ceiling and avoid an unprecedented default.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2023
The SVB debacle and a bank 'murder mystery'
As long as there are banks, there will always have bank failures, which is why regulators are needed to draw the right lessons from the SVB debacle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 3, 2023
What to watch as Fed readies to pause with one last hike
Fed watchers expect the U.S. central bank will deliver its final rate hike for a while on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2023
JPMorgan snaps up First Republic's assets in U.S. auction
Under the deal JPMorgan will pay $10.6 billion to the U.S. FDIC for most of the assets of the San Francisco-based bank.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2023
Jerome Powell could face more opposition as Fed choices get tougher
Federal Open Market Committee voters have to decide whether to continue the inflation fight or try to cushion a slowing economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2023
U.S. Fed points finger at Trump-era rollback for SVB demise
The Fed's searing 100-page postmortem says bipartisan legislation in 2018 loosened post-financial crisis safeguards, undermining oversight by hindering the work of bank supervisors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 13, 2023
Fed looks set to hike rates again, despite advisers' recession warnings
Officials have been aiming to balance the risk of a credit crunch with high price pressures, raising rates last month even amid forecasts for a 'mild recession” later this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 12, 2023
Fed officials signal divide over whether to hike rates again
One of its top officials suggested another rate increase may be needed to quell inflation, while its newest policymaker signaled that a pause may be in order.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2023
U.S. bank supervision needs more speed and transparency in wake of SVB debacle, critics say
The Fed’s vice chair claims that supervisors repeatedly identified risks to the failed bank, leading to accusations by lawmakers that the problems had not been escalated fast enough.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 23, 2023
Fed opts for hike-and-see in gamble that crisis will stay contained
Officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve are making a calculated risk that, while the recent banking turmoil will likely slow the economy, it won’t mushroom into a broader financial meltdown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 21, 2023
Safe havens and risk assets both rise as banking woes shift Fed expectations
The unusual cross-currents come as the financial distress that started earlier this month has spread to Europe, with investors on edge about the health of the financial system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 20, 2023
Case for Fed pause builds following crisis-echoing move on swaps
To be sure, the decision on whether to pause or hike remains a tough call.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2023
U.S. Fed faces calls to pause tightening amid fears of banking crisis
Investors are currently pricing a 60% probability that the Fed will raise rates by 25 basis points.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Mar 18, 2023
The Fed was too late on SVB even though it saw problem after problem
The relatively late discovery of a number of flaws in SVB's operations raises questions about whether the Fed was diligent in stepping up oversight as the firm was ballooning in size.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 17, 2023
Fed expected to hike rates a quarter point next week, according to economist survey
Worries in the aftermath of the SVB and Signature Bank failures have led markets to a broad repricing of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 16, 2023
To hike or not to hike? Fed's next move uncertain as bank crisis feared
Fed Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues find themselves needing to respond in real time to turmoil in the banking system after the collapse of two U.S. banks and trouble at Credit Suisse.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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