WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve launched a high-risk effort Wednesday to tame the worst inflation since the early 1980s, raising its benchmark short-term interest rate and signaling up to six additional rate hikes this year.

St. Louis Fed President James Bullard cautioned that without action on interest rates, inflation could become an even more serious problem.

But central bank officials say economy has changed since high-inflation days of the 1970s.

This post describes the mechanics behind quantitative tightening and reviews the Fed's prior QT experience.

Step-by-Step mechanics of quantitative easing

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday indicated it could soon will raise interest rates for the first time in more than three years.

Now, the question is how many rate hikes will this year bring?

High inflation and near-full employment will push the Fed to raise rates more quickly than expected, according to Goldman Sachs.

Turkey's lira has logged its worst year since President Tayyip Erdogan came to power nearly two decades ago, despite his appeal on Friday for Turks to trust his unorthodox policies of slashing interest rates in the face of soaring inflation.

Until we see Powell in a pair of Nike Zooms, we can safely assume the economists mean something else

The Federal Reserve could decide to speed up the end of its bond buying and signal that it expects to start hiking interest rates in 2022.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish currency weakened by some 10% against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted there would be no turning back from his unconventional policy of cutting interest rates despite high inflation .

The Fed left interest rates near zero on Wednesday but announced plans to start removing some of the support it has provided to the economy as inflation hits its highest point in 30 years.

The Federal Reserve is dealing with high inflation at a time when millions of workers remain on the job market’s sidelines. Wednesday’s announcement that it will slow bond purchases is a step toward more normal monetary policy.

Until we see Powell in a pair of Nike Zooms, we can safely assume the economists mean something else

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman called for the Fed to begin reining in the support it has provided for the U.S. economy.

How has the Fed's policy framework changed?

Low interest rates are one reason that the housing market has taken off. They are far from the only one.

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How currency debasement, soaring costs, and overtaxing helped lead to the collapse of Ancient Rome's economy and empire.

Federal Reserve officials are debating what to do as price risks loom, even as its leaders and the White House say today’s surge will most likely cool.

Just like your friend’s Covid-delayed wedding, the Fed’s interest rate hikes finally have a date.

Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones told CNBC he would "probably buy commodities, buy crypto, buy gold" if the Fed shrugs off inflation.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said President Joe Biden should push forward with his $4 trillion spending plans even if they trigger inflation that persists into next year and higher interest rates.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen conceded that interest rates may have to rise to keep a lid on the burgeoning economic growth.

The Federal Reserve is proudly politically independent. That makes key discussions around climate change and racial inequity a balancing act.