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Fed’s Kugler: Higher Inflation Bigger Risk Than Weak Employment
She currently sees inflation as a bigger risk than deteriorating employment conditions. “My focus right now is on inflation.
Fed's Musalem estimates ‘50-50’ chances on tariffs triggering prolonged US inflation, FT reports
St. Louis Federal Reserve President Alberto Musalem has put the likelihood of Donald Trump's trade war causing a prolonged ...
Real estate tycoon rips Fed Chair Powell for doing 'more damage' to housing market
Cardone Capital CEO Grant Cardone criticized Fed Chair Jerome Powell's interest rate policies as he claims they're preventing ...
Inflation rate slows again and almost hits Fed’s 2% goal, but trade wars could spoil the party
The cost of living barely rose in April — and the rate of inflation slowed even closer to prepandemic levels — but it’s ...
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 ...
Hunting for big game: Trump tariff inflation
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.2%. The tame jump put the 12-month inflation rate at ...
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.
Jobs Report Bolsters Fed’s Patient Approach on Rate Cuts, Drawing Trump’s Ire
President Trump said his pick for the next Federal Reserve chair was coming soon as he stepped up his attacks on Jerome H.
Trump calls for a jumbo Fed cut, but resilient jobs report makes that even less likely
President Trump once again suggested the Federal Reserve should lower rates, but any slim chance of a June cut evaporated ...
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Chicago Fed president goes hunting for inflation clues in the heartland
On-the-ground insights have become especially valuable over the last few months as uncertainty about trade and other policies ...
Businesses Expect to Pass Along 50% of Tariffs, Fed Survey Finds
Business expect to pass through roughly half of tariff-related expenses to US consumers still reeling from the pandemic-era ...
Fed minutes: Uncertainty ‘elevated’ as risks of higher inflation and unemployment rise
Trump’s tariffs have created a dilemma for the Fed because the duties could both raise inflation — which the Fed would ...