By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected to stand pat on interest rates Wednesday even though inflation has accelerated in the past couple of months as the Iran war has caused spikes in oil and gas prices.
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The Federal Reserve is set to issue an interest rate decision on Wednesday as a surge of inflation puts pressure on central bankers to raise rates days before the midterm elections.
An acceleration of price increases this year has posed a challenge for Fed officials tasked with containing inflation.
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On Nov. 1, the Treasury will announce new interest rates for Series I savings bonds, better known as I bonds. This might not sound like a big deal to most investors, but there’s a good reason anyone who invests for income should pay attention. Specifically, the new I Bond interest rate is likely to be the most attractive we’ve seen in almost 20 years.
The Federal Reserve is set to issue an interest rate decision on Wednesday as a surge of inflation puts pressure on central bankers to raise rates days before the midterm elections.
An acceleration of price increases this year has posed a challenge for Fed officials tasked with containing inflation. The central bank raised interest rates a quarter of a percentage point last month in an effort to battle back price woes.
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US stock futures traded in mixed territory on Wednesday as investors prepared for quarterly results from major technology companies and the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision. Alphabet and Microsoft are scheduled to report after the market closes,
Tesla‘s (NASDAQ: TSLA) third-quarter earnings report came with at least one notable surprise — the company announced that it generated $1.53 billion in free cash flow, just one quarter after burning through more than $1 billion in cash.
That’s certainly encouraging news for a company spending heavily on artificial intelligence (AI),