Fed, Inflation

The Fed could itself in a policy Catch-22 if tariffs spike inflation and slow growth
Indeed, markets largely expect the Fed to hold tight for at least the next several months as policymakers observe the reality ...
The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Ticked Up Slightly in December
The central bank needs to see further progress on inflation or weakness in the labor market to resume interest rate cuts.
The Fed’s go-to inflation gauge heated up again
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge moved even higher in December, driven in part by rising food and energy prices. However, a closely watched measurement of underlying inflation trends ...
Underlying Job Market Dynamics Retighten As Fed Moves Any Rate Cuts Into Distance Amid Accelerating Inflation
Job openings gave up some of the past two months' increases in December and fell to 7.60 million, seasonally adjusted, thought the three-month average ticked up for the third month in a row.
Inflation gauge favored by Fed showed price growth picked up in December
The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, known as the personal consumption expenditures index, rose in December in ...
Fed hold rates steady, sees inflation as ‘elevated’; Powell declines comment on Trump
The Fed said the job market is “solid,” and noted that the unemployment rate “has stabilized at a low level in recent months.
How Trump's Tariffs Could Affect U.S. Consumers
The tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico could raise the prices of everything from cars and gas to homes and food ...
Trump’s tariff moves upend inflation expectations in financial markets
President Donald Trump’s weekend announcement of tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China translated into a shock for market-based ...