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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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  • Sunday, 24 September, 2023
    Global Economy
    A ‘milestone’ moment: why economists think the global cycle of rate rises is over

    The world economy is showing signs of a slowdown, fuelling investors’ hopes that inflationary pressures are easing

    The ECB’s Christine Lagarde, Jay Powell of the Fed and Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey
  • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
    News in-depthFederal Reserve
    Fed hardens commitment to ‘higher for longer’ interest rates

    New projections and remarks from chair Jay Powell signal no near-term relief from elevated borrowing costs

    Montage of Jay Powell and Federal Reserve logo
  • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
    US interest rates
    Fed signals fresh rate rise this year and fewer cuts in 2024

    Two-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2006 after hawkish projections from US central bank

    The Federal Reserve building in Washington
  • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
    US interest rates
    Fed set to hold rates but leave tightening in play

    Expected policy pause would come amid mixed signals on economy

    Jay Powell speaking during a news conference in July
  • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
    US interest rates
    Economists expect Fed to defy investors with more interest rate rises

    FT-Booth survey finds majority of economists think central bank has more work to do to lower inflation

    Exterior of Federal Reserve in Washington
  • Friday, 15 September, 2023
    Automobiles
    Tensions rise over US carmaker strike as Ford lays off 600 workers

    Joe Biden sends top aides to mediate as GM boss hits out at union’s rejection of ‘historic’ offer

    UAW members rally in Detroit in support of striking autoworkers
  • Friday, 15 September, 2023
    Automobiles
    US car workers launch strike against big three Detroit automakers

    Union action against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis is first in almost a century

    Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers
  • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
    US inflation
    Resurgent US consumer prices point to ‘choppy’ path for inflation

    August uptick leaves economists asking if earlier signs of cooling demand were just a blip

    A gasoline nozzle pumps gas into a vehicle in Los Angeles, California
  • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    CEO exit throws wrench into BP

    US inflation rises in August as petrol prices jump

  • Monday, 11 September, 2023
    US financial regulation
    Dimon warns investors over bank stocks if US capital rules enacted

    JPMorgan chief ‘wouldn’t be a big buyer’ as industry fights Fed’s Basel III implementation

    Jamie Dimon speaks at an event
  • Friday, 8 September, 2023
    Oil & Gas industry
    Saudi Arabia’s push for $100 oil poses new problem for Biden

    Rising energy prices come as US president puts economic record at heart of re-election bid

    Joe Biden, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the Khurais oil field in Saudi Arabia
  • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
    US interest rates
    Federal Reserve officials back rate rise pause in September

    Hawkish Dallas president says another skip ‘would be appropriate’ as US inflation cools

    The Federal Reserve building in Washington
  • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
    US interest rates
    Top Fed official signals interest rates to stay on hold

    Christopher Waller says recent economic data does not necessitate ‘imminent’ policy tightening

    Christopher Waller
  • Monday, 4 September, 2023
    Global inflation
    Europe grapples with higher inflation than the US

    After-effects of surge in European energy prices have kept inflation higher than in the US

  • Saturday, 2 September, 2023
    US economy
    Cooling US economy gives Fed breathing room on interest rates

    Jobs and price data suggest central bank’s quest to tame inflation is working, economists say

    ‘For sale’ and ‘help wanted’ signs hang in a US shop window
  • Friday, 1 September, 2023
    US employment
    US jobs data raises hope of Goldilocks scenario as economy cools

    Expectations grow that Fed will halt interest rate rises as unemployment hits 3.8% and wage increases slow

    Workers build at a housing construction site in Washington, DC
  • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
    Goldman Sachs Group
    Fed warned Goldman Sachs over risk and compliance oversight at fintech unit

    US bank stops taking on riskier clients, according to people with knowledge of the warning

    A view of the Goldman Sachs headquarters in New York
  • Tuesday, 29 August, 2023
    US employment
    US job openings fall to lowest level in over 2 years

    Sign that labour market is cooling could allow Fed to forgo more rate rises this year

    A man holds a We’re Hiring sign
  • Monday, 28 August, 2023
    Employment
    American mothers re-enter the workforce at high rates

    Pandemic labour shortage pushed employers to embrace policies that have drawn women back

    Alice Lewis
  • Monday, 28 August, 2023
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    In search of a new economic playbook

    Chinese corporate earnings reports this week are forecast to log poor performance

  • Sunday, 27 August, 2023
    Global Economy
    ‘No playbook’: policymakers face up to changing global economy at Jackson Hole

    Upheavals have unleashed persistent price pressures that present new challenges, say economists

    From left: Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank; Kazuo Ueda, governor of the Bank of Japan; and Jay Powell, chair of the US Federal Reserve, at Jackson Hole in Wyoming
  • Friday, 25 August, 2023
    European Central Bank
    Lagarde warns of long-term inflation risks after global economic upheaval

    Head of ECB suggests more frequent shocks could result in persistent price pressures

    Christine Lagarde at the US Federal Reserve’s annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • Friday, 25 August, 2023
    Federal Reserve
    Powell warns inflation ‘too high’ in Jackson Hole speech

    Fed chair says US central bank intends to ‘hold policy at a restrictive level’ until price pressures abate

  • Thursday, 24 August, 2023
    InterviewFederal Reserve
    Senior Fed official warns US interest rates may need to rise again

    American economy remains too hot to hit central bank’s inflation target, says Boston Fed president

    Susan Collins, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, speaks during an interview last year
  • Wednesday, 23 August, 2023
    Global Economy
    ‘Higher-for-longer’ rate debate to dominate Jackson Hole meeting

    Rate-setters’ caution remains ahead of annual gathering, despite recent dip in inflation

    Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell, right, in Jackson Hole last year with Lael Brainard, centre, then vice-chair of the board of governors for the Federal Reserve System, and John Williams, left, president and chief executive of the New York Fed
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