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Why won’t the Fed cut rates in July? Its favorite inflation gauge is telling it not to.
The inflation gauge the Federal Reserve relies on most to decide whether to raise or lower U.S. interest rates is likely to ...
Fed's rate-cut delay intact as inflation fears override Trump pressure
The case for a U.S. interest rate cut remains unresolved as Federal Reserve officials head into their policy meeting later ...
Powell under siege as Fed conference kicks off
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is facing pressure from all sides as the Fed’s banking regulation conference kicks off ...
Inflation accelerated in June as the Fed weighs the impact of tariffs in rate cut timing
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the consumer price index (CPI), a popular inflation gauge, increased in June to ...
Fed's inflation fears start to be realized with June CPI increase
Rising prices across an array of goods from coffee to audio equipment to home furnishings pulled inflation higher.
WSJ’s Take On the Week Podcast: Fed’s Goolsbee Talks Tariffs, Inflation and AI
Austan Goolsbee joined co-hosts Gunjan Banerji and Telis Demos to discuss the economy, inflation, tariffs, trade wars and the Federal Reserve's approach to monetary policy. The Chicago Fed president ...
Bernanke, Yellen: Trump’s Fed pressure could fuel inflation
Former Federal Reserve Chairs Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen condemned President Trump’s pressure campaign against its current ...
Markets Want Rate Cuts, Not a Compromised Federal Reserve
Credibility, once shaken, is harder to restore than interest rates are to adjust. In the near-term, monetary easing will ...
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How an inflation uptick and Trump’s pressure complicate the Fed’s interest rate decision
A new report shows inflation has picked up and analysts believe the prices of many goods increased, in part, because of ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent bashes Fed 'fear mongering' over tariffs and says central bank should be reviewed
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighed in on the latest Fed drama, pointing to the "fear-mongering" around tariffs and ...