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    Colby Smith

    US Economics Editor

    Colby Smith is US economics editor. She previously covered US rates, FX and Latin America for the FT's markets team in New York. She has also written for Alphaville. Prior to the FT, she worked at the Economist and Bloomberg.
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    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      Global Economy
      IMF raises growth forecasts as China reopens and gas prices fall

      UK is now only leading economy expected to contract following upgrades

      3 hours ago
    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      UK economic growth
      IMF forecasts UK recession despite other leading economies growing

      Britain likely to be exception to brightening global picture, fund predicts

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      Federal Reserve
      Fed set to signal plans to keep raising rates even as inflation eases

      US central bank officials expected to shift down to quarter-point rise at first gathering of the year

    • Sunday, 29 January, 2023
      US police
      Memphis police disband unit connected to death of Tyre Nichols

      Move follows release of video that renewed criticism of US policing tactics

    • Saturday, 28 January, 2023
      Donald Trump
      ‘I’m more angry now’: Trump returns to campaign trail for 2024 race

      Ex-president tries to quell doubts over his momentum in first rallies since announcing re-election bid

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      US economy
      US economy beats expectations with 2.9% growth

      Resilient fourth quarter data come as Fed’s rate rises weigh on business activity

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
      Tesla sees a bumpy road ahead

      The pace of US economic growth is set to have slowed in the final quarter of 2022

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Federal Reserve
      Brainard among contenders to be top White House economist

      Potential departure from Fed would mark major shake-up for US central bank as it grapples with worst inflation in decades

    • Saturday, 21 January, 2023
      US interest rates
      Investors contradict Fed officials on US interest rate reversal

      Futures markets bet central bank will abandon pledges to ‘stay the course’ on monetary policy

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Federal Reserve
      Fed governor backs quarter-point rate rise at next meeting

      Christopher Waller supports slower pace of increases but warns of ‘considerable way to go’ on hitting inflation target

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Eurozone economy
      Central bankers pledge to ‘stay the course’ on high interest rates

      Remarks from ECB’s Christine Lagarde and Fed’s Lael Brainard stoke expectations of more rate rises

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      US economy
      Treasury to take ‘extraordinary measures’ as US hits debt ceiling

      Janet Yellen urges lawmakers to raise borrowing limit sooner rather than later to avoid default

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      US economy
      Jamie Dimon and James Gorman at odds over future rate rises

      Wall Street chiefs offer divergent views on persistence of US price pressures and how the Fed should respond

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      US budget
      The US hit the debt ceiling. What happens next?

      Treasury to take ‘extraordinary measures’ to avoid default once $31.4tn borrowing limit is reached

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      Special ReportThe World 2023
      Federal Reserve keeps faith in a US ‘soft landing’

      Wall Street is more pessimistic about the prospect of recession

    • Saturday, 14 January, 2023
      US economy
      ‘Playing chicken’: Republicans draw battle lines over US debt ceiling

      Newly empowered hardline House members are demanding deep spending cuts in exchange for raising borrowing limit

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Federal Reserve
      Easing inflation paves way for Fed to opt for quarter-point rate rise

      Return to more normal pace comes as policymakers warn tightening is far from over

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      US inflation
      US inflation falls to lowest level in more than a year

      December figures show sixth consecutive month of decline amid Fed tightening

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      Federal Reserve
      Fed will not become a ‘climate policymaker’, says Powell

      US central bank chair underscores importance of maintaining focus on inflation and labour market

    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Federal Reserve
      Daly becomes latest Fed official to raise prospect of 0.25 point rate rise

      San Francisco president of US central bank said ‘case can be made’ for half- or quarter-point increase

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Markets
      Markets boosted by rising hopes of soft landing for US and eurozone economies

      European stocks enjoy best opening week for more than a decade despite uptick in core inflation

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      US employment
      US jobs growth slows as Fed tightening takes effect

      Employment increased by 223,000 in December — less than previous months but more than expectations

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      US inflation
      US inflation has not ‘turned the corner yet’, top IMF official warns

      Fund’s second-in-command urges Fed to ‘stay the course’ on rate rises this year

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      Federal Reserve
      Fed wants ‘more evidence’ of easing inflation and backs fresh rate rises

      Minutes from December meeting show US central bank officials intend to keep squeezing economy

    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      US employment
      Black America’s record employment gains at risk as Fed tightens rates

      Central bank’s fight against inflation will raise unemployment in ways that could weigh heavily on workers of colour

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