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Fed Chair Powell reveals new inflation target
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell unveiled the central bank's monetary policy framework for 2025 Monday morning. "It ...
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Trump’s tariffs have so far caused little inflation
Even before Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs on April 2nd, the median estimate among the 48 who were surveyed by the ...
Fed’s Bostic Wants More Progress on Inflation, in No Rush to Cut
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said he’s in no rush to move interest rates, adding he wants to see ...
Inflation data threatened by government hiring freeze as tariffs loom
The Labor Department has cut back on the inflation data it collects because of the Trump administration’s government hiring ...
Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Subdued in April as Spending Slows
The Federal Reserve has put interest rate cuts on hold until it has more clarity about President Trump’s policies.
Fed’s Waller: I’d Support ‘Good News’ Rate Cuts This Year
A short-lived bump in tariff-driven inflation could pass quickly enough to allow interest-rate cuts this year, especially if ...
A rate cut debate is heating up inside the Fed
A divide is emerging within the Fed about whether to hold rates steady or start to get more comfortable about cuts later this ...
Fed’s preferred inflation gauge cools to lowest level since September — calming rattled markets
Economists and some business executives have warned that prices will likely head higher as Trump’s widespread tariffs take ...
How tariffs play with inflation expectations
As early signs emerge that tariffs will drive up prices, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) faces a crucial question: Will ...