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If Fed Cuts Result In Inflation, Then Chair Powell Has Nothing To Fear
The Fed can’t decree credit easy or tight, and it can’t because there’s no credit by decree in the first place. Credit is ...
Daily Spotlight: Fed's Favorite Inflation Indicator
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Fed's Barr: inflation to rise, may see some persistence
"I expect inflation to rise due to tariffs," Barr said in remarks prepared to open an event in Omaha, Nebraska aimed at ...
Fed’s Inflation Measure Ticks Up Amid Uncertainty Over Tariffs
While the consumer price index is more commonly known, the Fed relies heavily on the PCE for deciding its stance on monetary ...
Fed official sees July rate cut ‘unlikely,’ sticking with Powell’s view that coming months will be moment of truth for tariffs’ effect on inflation
Officials at the Federal Reserve believe the impacts of Trump’s tariffs on the economy will start to appear this summer.
Fed split on whether to hedge on inflation, or proceed with cuts
The close split at the U.S. Federal Reserve over whether to keep hedging against inflation risks or move forward faster with rate cuts came through on Friday in the first public comments from ...
Fed's Targeted Inflation Gauge Shows Little Tariff Impact
The Federal Reserve's targeted inflation measure ticked slightly higher in May, but the numbers didn't show a big ...
Inflation creeps higher in May and dims chances of the Fed cutting interest rates soon
The cost of living rose slowly in May for the third month in a row, but the rate of inflation is probably still too high for ...
Powell says Fed needs to manage against risk tariff inflation proves persistent
The Trump administration's tariff plans may well just cause a one-time jump in prices, but the risk it could cause more ...
Fed's Bowman supports a rate cut 'as soon' as July, citing reduced inflation risks
Federal Reserve governor Michelle Bowman supports a rate cut 'as soon' as July, highlighting the growing division within the ...
The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Was Slightly Hotter in May, as Spending Cooled
Most economists and policymakers are bracing for price pressures to intensify this summer because of President Trump’s tariffs.
Powell: Fed Must Consider Costs of Being Wrong on Inflation
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank is taking a more cautious approach to the effects of President ...