Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane but not all central banks have taken action yet. See how this affects you
Futures traders boosted expectations in the past week of a bigger trim than the traditional 0.25 percentage point change
Loosening job market means companies no longer have to be as generous to retain staff
Replying to readers on price increases
With inflation down and the jobs market cooling, the economics points to 50bp
GDP to keep expanding while unemployment will remain relatively low, economists predict
The former Fed vice-chair on monetary policy, the Fed’s record and the presidential race
Discounters often prosper in downturns, but recently they have been hurt by rising costs and their customers’ precarious finances
Close call over whether to lower rates by half or quarter point this month
Plus Apple’s buybacks
Data sets stage for Federal Reserve to cut interest rates at its meeting next week
American inflation is down. Employment might be next
Evaluating Powell’s management of monetary policy
Volatility is here to stay
Comments from policymakers follow report showing US economy added fewer jobs than expected
Large shocks are likely to recur in the future, bringing significant challenges for policymakers
Policy, happenstance and the soft landing
Data comes after chair Jay Powell said the ‘time has come’ to begin cutting rates
‘Humility and a questioning spirit’, as called for by Fed chair, would be a very good idea
Plus Israel’s stock market
Pricing revives a low growth industry
Plus greedflation at the big retailers
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Federal Reserve chair gives strongest signal yet that borrowing costs will soon fall
As the economic picture becomes clearer, the institutions need to start playing catch-up in their pace of policy loosening
