As central bankers gather at Jackson Hole conference this week, speeches will be scrutinized for hints
Policymakers said they "need to see more data" to be sure inflation pressures are abating
Sticky inflation could endanger the possibility of a rare ``soft landing''
Jeffrey Schmid replaces Esther George, who retired in January
New rating, AA+, is still considered well into investment grade
Data suggests the labour market is slowly normalizing from post-pandemic extremes
Weakening inflation suggests the Fed may be able to achieve a difficult ``soft landing'' for the economy
Here's how certain trends may play out
A key question is whether Wednesday's increase will be the Fed's last
Economists have been downgrading their probabilities of a U.S. recession