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First Southwest starts community fund

First Southwest Bank is working to support infrastructure projects and small businesses through low-interest loans and a new community fund. “We will center our efforts on areas w...

More clues about Fed’s view of ‘gradual’ rate hike emerge

WASHINGTON – For months, Federal Reserve officials have pledged that this rate hiking cycle will be gradual and data-dependent. After they finally lifted rates for the first time in almost a...

Fort Lewis College professor sees little impact from rate hike

It’s doubtful most consumers will see an effect from the Federal Reserve’s quarter-point federal funds rate hike on the interest rates they pay, said Robert “Tino” Sonora, an economics profe...

Fed’s decision on rate hike a toss-up

WASHINGTON – Will they or won’t they? Nine years after they last raised their benchmark interest rate and after months of feverish speculation, Federal Reserve policymakers this w...

The Federal Reserve's high-stakes guessing game

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will unveil the latest version of its strategy for righting the American economy. But the question is: Will anyone believe it? The na...

Fed plays down interest hikes

Pace of increase more vital than rate-liftoff date