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
Closely watched gauges of long-term Eurozone and UK price pressures sink as growth worries mount
Boston Federal Reserve president says central bankers must now shift focus from inflation to jobs too
Plus gold miners and job report revisions
July meeting minutes show ‘vast majority’ of policymakers thought move to lower borrowing costs was ‘appropriate’
The Federal Reserve has brought down inflation but must now steer the economy away from recession
US rate-setter challenges fears of recession as global policymakers prepare for Jackson Hole meeting
Support for homebuyers and crackdown on price gouging designed to win over inflation-weary voters
Investors have worried that lacklustre consumer results and a weakening labour market signalled a slowdown
