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Ann Saphir

Reporter · US

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · By Ann Saphir

    Fed seen on pause in October after inflation data - AOL (opens the original)

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    Sept 30 (Reuters) - A Federal Reserve rate hike next month looked less likely Wednesday after fresh government data showed inflation rose less than expected in August, easing pressure on the US central bank to act on the eve of hotly contested national elections in November. The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index rose 3.4% in the 12 months through August, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported, after a downwardly revised 3.4% in July. Economists had expected August's increase would

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · By Ann Saphir

    Fed's Barr says more rate hikes likely to be needed to curb inflation - AOL (opens the original)

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    Sept 29 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr on Tuesday made a renewed case for further interest rate hikes, noting that high energy prices and a surge in AI-related investment have meant "we have been knocked off course" on progress toward the US central bank's 2% inflation goal. "I don't yet see a clear trend toward a timely return to 2%," Barr said in remarks prepared for delivery to the Detroit Economic Club. Inflation is too high and the risks have increased, he said, and the l

  3. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider

    Inflation pressures raise prospect of Fed rate hike on eve of elections - AOL (opens the original)

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    SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Mounting inflation pressures and a strengthening economy look to be pushing the Federal Reserve towards an interest-rate hike on the eve of critical national elections, with traders on Wednesday piling into bets on a second straight policy tightening in late October. A closely watched measure of US business activity, S&P Global's flash US Composite PMI Output Index, jumped this month to its highest level since July 2021, S&P Global reported on Wednes

  4. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · By Ann Saphir

    US 30-year mortgage rate tops 7%, hits 2-year high - AOL (opens the original)

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    Sept 23 (Reuters) - The rate on the most popular US home loan rose last week to its highest in more than two years and pierced the 7% level for the first time since the first week of President Donald Trump's term, after the Federal Reserve lifted short-term interest rates to combat inflation, and rising oil prices drove up Treasury yields that underpin residential borrowing costs. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped 15 basis points to 7.12% in the week ended September 18, the Mortgage

  5. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · By Ann Saphir and Michael S. Derby

    Fed's table is set for a rate hike, a first under Warsh - AOL (opens the original)

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    Sept 14 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh dislikes giving any guidance about the likely path of U.S. interest rates, but elevated inflation, $100-a-barrel oil, and his own emphasis on the need to deliver price stability and to pay attention to signals from financial market pricing appear to leave little doubt about what's next. The U.S. central bank will announce its policy decision at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) on Wednesday following the end of a two-day meeting. Financial markets are

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