US inflation is lingering and tariffs threatened by Trump could nudge prices in wrong direction
The latest inflation figures arrive as President Donald Trump has threatened to impose big import taxes on goods from Canada ...
Fed’s Bowman Skeptical That Central Bank Still Very Restrictive
Federal Reserve governor Michelle Bowman said that she would prefer only gradual future easing of the central bank’s interest ...
PCE: U.S. consumer prices rose 2.6% in December
The Bureau of Economic Analysis said Friday that personal consumption expenditures rose 2.6% in December, in line with ...
The Fed Is Sitting on the Sidelines, but for How Long?
The relative calm in the markets may not survive upheaval in the A.I. sector and a deluge of disruptive Trump policies, our ...
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.
US labor costs rise moderately in fourth quarter
U.S. labor costs rose marginally in the fourth quarter, offering some comfort to Federal Reserve officials after progress ...
Trump is in it only for himself
“Kamala is for they/them,” went Donald Trump’s notorious TV ad during the 2024 campaign. “President Trump is for you.” But ...
Powell’s Fed on Defensive as Diversity Effort Comes Under Fire
Donald Trump’s offensive against diversity, equity and inclusion programs is putting the US central bank in an uncomfortable squeeze. And so far, the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell, ...
The Trump administration can Biden’s break egg price inflation. Here’s how.
Then-President Joe Biden claimed victory in 2023 when egg prices fell by 22%, after tripling during his first two years in ...